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LOINC Code 11778-8: Delivery date Estimated

11778-8 is a LOINC code used to identify Delivery date Estimated 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 Delivery date. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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 Delivery date. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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: Clinical.estimated

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Delivery date Estimated
  • Delivery date
  • Delivery date for patient selected by practitioner using all pertinent information.
  • AOEObservation; Clin est; Date of confinement; Deliv date; Due date; EDC; EDD; Est; estimation; Gyn; Gynecology; OB; ObGyn; OBSTERICAL; OBSTERICAL.ULTRASOUND; Obstetrical; Obstetrics; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

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

Delivery date EstimatedDeliv date Clin estDelivery dateOB.USDatePt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code11778-8
SystemLOINC
Display nameDelivery date Estimated
DescriptionDelivery date
Short nameDeliv date Clin est
ComponentDelivery date
PropertyDate
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodClinical.estimated
ClassOB.US
Example unitsMMDDYY
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released1.0j-a
Last changed2.73

Part names

Delivery dateDatePt^PatientQnClinical.estimatedPoint in time (spot)Clinical.estimate

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