LOINC Code 97371-9: XR Sternoclavicular joint - bilateral AP

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 View AP. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Chest>Sternoclavicular joint.bilateral.

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: XR

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• XR Sternoclavicular joint - bilateral AP
• View AP
• 1V; Anterio-Posterior; Anteroposterior; Bil; Bilat; Both; CXR; Document; Film; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Jnt; MSK; Musculoskeletal; Ortho; Orthopedics; Plain Films; Point in time; Radiology; Random; SC joint; SC joint-Bl; SCJ; Single View; Thorax; Upper extremity joint; VW; Xray; X-ray

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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