LOINC Code 87852-0: CTA Mesenteric vessels WO and W contrast IV

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Multisection^WO & W contrast IV. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Abdomen>Mesenteric vessels.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: CT.angio

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• CTA Mesenteric vessels WO and W contrast IV
• Multisection^WO & W contrast IV
• Abd; Abdo; Abdomen+; Abdominal; Ang; Angio; Angiography; Angm; c; CAT scan; Computed tomography; Computerized tomography; Contr; Contra; Contrst; CorePlaybook; CT Angiogram; CT angiography; CT scan; CTA; Document; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Playbook; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; Vesl; Vessels.XXX; W contr IV; WC; WO & WC; WO+W contr; WO+W contr IV; WWO

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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