LOINC Code 98329-6: XR Spine thoracolumbar junction 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+Abdomen>Spine.thoracolumbar junction.

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 Spine thoracolumbar junction AP
• View AP
• 1V; Abd; Abdo; Abdomen+; Abdominal; Anterio-Posterior; Anteroposterior; AP abdomen; Chest + Abd; CXR; Document; Film; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Kidney-Ureter-Bladder; MSK; Musculoskeletal; Ortho; Orthopedics; Plain Films; Point in time; Radiology; Random; Single View; Spinal; Spinal Cord; Spine thoracolumbar junction; Thorax; TLJ; View AP KUB; 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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