LOINC Code 12000-6: Cerebral artery middle Pulsatility index 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 Pulsatility index. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Cerebral artery middle.

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

• Cerebral artery middle Pulsatility index US.doppler
• Pulsatility index
• For use when the System is Patient or when the System is Fetus or Other but the context is supplied by DICOM Supplement 23-Structured Reporting, Observation Subject context Module (C.6.12).
• Art; Cardio; Cardiology; Cereb; Cerebral a Middle; DOP; DUPLEX; Echography; Gyn; Gynecology; Heart Disease; OB; ObGyn; OBSTERICAL; OBSTERICAL.ULTRASOUND; Obstetrical; Obstetrics; PI; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; ULS; Ultrasound; Velocity ratio

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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