LOINC Code 98795-8: Eye Horizontal prism - in far for Percival 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.in far for Percival. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Eye.

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

• Eye Horizontal prism - in far for Percival by Phoropter
• Horizontal prism.in far for Percival
• by Phoropter; EYE.REFRACTION; Eyeball; H prism-in; H prism-in far; H prism-in far Perc; Inverse Length; Occular; Oculis; Ophthalmologic; 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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