LOINC Code 90265-0: Major osteoporotic fracture 10-year probability [Likelihood] Fracture Risk Assessment

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 Major osteoporotic fracture 10Y probability. 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: Observation
• Method: FRAX

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Major osteoporotic fracture 10-year probability [Likelihood] Fracture Risk Assessment
• Major osteoporotic fracture 10Y probability
• A patient's 10-year probability of a major osteoporosis-related fracture (forearm, hip, or shoulder fracture, or clinical vertebral fracture) based on the Fracture Risk Assessment (FRAX) Tool.
• CLIN; CLIN.RISK; Fracture Risk Assessment; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Risk

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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