LOINC Code 92678-2: US.elastography Lung
92678-2 is a LOINC code used to identify US.elastography Lung 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 Multisection. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Chest>Lung.
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. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Chest>Lung.
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: US.elastography
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- US.elastography Lung
- Multisection
- Ultrasound elastography of the lung is performed to measure the elastic properties of the parenchyma. This imaging technique is used to obtain diagnostic information for lung diseases. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, CPT 76981 (Ultrasound, elastography; parenchyma (eg, organ)), which is one of three codes that replaced a more generic Category III code 0346T (ultrasound elastography).
- Document; Echography; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Lung; Point in time; Pulmonary; Radiology; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Thorax; ULS; Ultrasound; USE
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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