LOINC Code 11832-3: Fetal Amniotic fluid space Maximum diameter largest pocket US
11832-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Fetal Amniotic fluid space Maximum diameter largest pocket US 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 Diameter.largest pocket.max. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Am fld space^Fetus.
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.largest pocket.max. 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.measured
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Fetal Amniotic fluid space Maximum diameter largest pocket US
- Diameter.largest pocket.max
- An estimate of critical amniotic fluid volume made with the sound path perpendicular to the surface of the uterus. The largest pocket of amniotic fluid that does not contain umbilical cord is identified and the largest diameter of this pocket measured.
- AF space; AF space^Fetus; Amniotic fluid; DIA; Diam; Diam.lgst pct; Diam.lgst pct max; Echography; Fetal; Gyn; Gynecology; Largest; Length; Maximal; Maximum; OB; ObGyn; OBSTERICAL; OBSTERICAL.ULTRASOUND; Obstetrical; Obstetrics; Peak; 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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