LOINC Code 11860-4: Fetal Cisterna magna Diameter.sagittal 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.sagittal. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Cisterna magna^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 Cisterna magna Diameter.sagittal US
• Diameter.sagittal
• Sagittal diameter of the cisterna magna from the posterior aspect of the cerebellum to the inner aspect of the occipital bone measured in the same plane as is used to determine the maximal transaxial cerebellar diameter
• DIA; Diam; Echography; Fetal; Gyn; Gynecology; Length; Neuro; Neurology; OB; ObGyn; OBSTERICAL; OBSTERICAL.ULTRASOUND; Obstetrical; Obstetrics; 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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