LOINC Code 88929-5: Guidance for additional transluminal angioplasty of Vein

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 Guidance additional for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX>Vein.

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: {Imaging modality}

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Guidance for additional transluminal angioplasty of Vein
• Guidance additional for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
• This term refers to the procedure where a blocked blood vessel is opened. A catheter with an inflatable balloon on the end of it is threaded to the affected area of the vessel. When the balloon is inflated, the material blocking the vessel is pushed against the inside of the vessel, causing the lumen of the vessel to enlarge and allow blood to flow through it.
• Add; Cardio; Cardiology; Document; Finding; Findings; Guid; Guide; Guided; Heart Disease; Imaging; Misc; Miscellaneous; Other; Perc; Point in time; PTA; PTA addl; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified; Ven; Venous

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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