LOINC Code 11683-0: Ovarian artery - left Mean blood flow velocity US.doppler

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 Blood flow velocity.mean. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ovarian artery.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: US.doppler

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Ovarian artery - left Mean blood flow velocity US.doppler
• Blood flow velocity.mean
• Time-average of the maximum Doppler shift frequency envelope over the cardiac cycle.
• Art; Average; Avg; Bld flow; Bld flow vel; Bld flow.velocity; Cardio; Cardiology; DOP; DUPLEX; Dynamic; Echography; Gyn; Gynecology; Heart Disease; L; LT; Mean V; OB; ObGyn; OBSTERICAL; OBSTERICAL.ULTRASOUND; Obstetrical; Obstetrics; Ovarian a-L; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; ULS; Ultrasound; V mean; Vel; Velocity; Vmean

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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