LOINC Code 11829-9: Ovary - left Hilum-cortex diameter 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 Diameter.hilum-cortex. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ovary.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.measured

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Ovary - left Hilum-cortex diameter US
• Diameter.hilum-cortex
• Longest hilum-antimesenteric surface dimension. Measured in the plane that contains the longest rostral caudal diameter and, perpendicular to it, the longest dimension between the hilum and the antimesenteric surface
• DIA; Diam; Diam.hilum-cort; Echography; Gyn; Gynecology; L; Length; LT; OB; ObGyn; OBSTERICAL; OBSTERICAL.ULTRASOUND; Obstetrical; Obstetrics; Ovarian; Ovarian width; Ovary-L; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; ULS; Ultrasound; US+Meas

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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