LOINC Code 12026-1: Left ventricle [Length] Short axis during systole US.M-mode+Measured

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 Short axis.systole. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Heart.ventricle.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.M-mode+Measured

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Left ventricle [Length] Short axis during systole US.M-mode+Measured
• Short axis.systole
• Cardiac; Cardio; Cardiology; Echography; Gyn; Gynecology; Heart Disease; Hrt; Hrt ventr; L; Length; LT; LV; LVIDS; MM; mmode; OB; ObGyn; OBSTERICAL; OBSTERICAL.ULTRASOUND; Obstetrical; Obstetrics; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SAX; SAX dur sys; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Sys; Syst; ULS; Ultrasound; Ventricular

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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