LOINC Code 18005-9: Ventricular septal Defect diameter by US
18005-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Ventricular septal Defect diameter by 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 Defect.diameter. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Heart.ventricle.septum.
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 Defect.diameter. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Heart.ventricle.septum.
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
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Ventricular septal Defect diameter by US
- Defect.diameter
- CARD.US; Cardiac; Cardio; Cardiology; DIA; Diam; Echography; Heart Disease; Hrt; Hrt ventr; Length; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; ULS; Ultrasound; Ventricular; VS; VSD
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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