LOINC Code 89270-3: Body mass index (BMI) [Ratio] Estimated
89270-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Body mass index (BMI) [Ratio] Estimated in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Body mass index. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 Body mass index. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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: Estimated
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Body mass index (BMI) [Ratio] Estimated
- Body mass index
- Estimated BMI may be used in urgent or emergent situations in which height and weight cannot be measured.
- BMI; bod; Bodies; BODY WEIGHT.ATOM; Est; estimation; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Quetelet index; Random; Ratios; Rto
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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