LOINC Code 98468-2: Left eye Horizontal prism - out near by Phoropter

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 Horizontal prism.out near. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Eye.left.

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: Phoropter

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Left eye Horizontal prism - out near by Phoropter
• Horizontal prism.out near
• by Phoropter; Eye; EYE.REFRACTION; Eyeball; H prism-out; H prism-out near; Inverse Length; L; L eye; LT; Occular; Oculis; Ophthalmologic; Ophthalmology; Ophtho; Ophthy; Optic globe; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Vision; Visual

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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