LOINC Code 11627-7: Fetal Amniotic fluid index.sum derived by US

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 Amniotic fluid index.sum. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Am fld space^Fetus.

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: US.derived

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Fetal Amniotic fluid index.sum derived by US
• Amniotic fluid index.sum
• Estimate of AF volume. Sum of measures of the depth of largest pockets of free fluid in four abdominal quadrants. Sound path is perpendicular to the examining table not the uterus.
• AF; AF space; AF space^Fetus; AFI; AFI sum; Amn; Amnio; Amniotic fluid; der US; Echography; Fetal; Four quandrant index; Gyn; Gynecology; Length; OB; ObGyn; OBSTERICAL; OBSTERICAL.ULTRASOUND; Obstetrical; Obstetrics; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; ULS; Ultrasound

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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