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LOINC Code 98697-6: Distance from nerve stimulation to recording site Nerve

98697-6 is a LOINC code used to identify Distance from nerve stimulation to recording site Nerve 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 Distance from nerve stimulation to recording site. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Nerve.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Distance from nerve stimulation to recording site. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Nerve.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Distance from nerve stimulation to recording site Nerve
  • Distance from nerve stimulation to recording site
  • Dist from nerve stim to record site; Length; NEURO; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Stim

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.

Common synonyms

Distance from nerve stimulation to recording site NerveDist from nerve stim to record siteDistance from nerve stimulation to recording siteNEUROLenPtNerve

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code98697-6
SystemLOINC
Display nameDistance from nerve stimulation to recording site Nerve
DescriptionDistance from nerve stimulation to recording site
Short nameDist from nerve stim to record site
ComponentDistance from nerve stimulation to recording site
PropertyLen
TimingPt
System (specimen)Nerve
ScaleQn
ClassNEURO
Example unitsmm
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.72
Last changed2.72

Part names

Distance from nerve stimulation to recording siteLenPtNerveQnLengthPoint in time (spot)

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