LOINC Code 97388-3: XR Elbow - bilateral Lateral Views W manual stress

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 Views lateral^W manual stress. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Upper extremity.bilateral>Elbow.

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 Elbow - bilateral Lateral Views W manual stress
• Views lateral^W manual stress
• Arm; Bil; Bilat; Both; Document; Elbow-Bl; EXT; Extr-Bl; Films; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Lat; MSK; Musculoskeletal; Olecranon; Ortho; Orthopedics; Plain Films; Point in time; Radiology; Random; UE; UE-Bl; Up; Upper extremity joint; View; VWS; W man stress; W Stress); 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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