LOINC Code 17998-6: Aortic valve Regurgitant jet deceleration [Time] by 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 Regurgitant jet deceleration. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Aortic valve.

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

• Aortic valve Regurgitant jet deceleration [Time] by US.doppler
• Regurgitant jet deceleration
• MC685; Time from peak AR gradient to zero baseline
• AO; AoV; AV; CARD.US; Cardio; Cardiology; Dec; DOP; DT; DUPLEX; Echography; Heart Disease; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Regurg jet decel; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; ULS; Ultrasound

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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