LOINC Code 18008-3: Ventricular septal Defect.pressure gradient.systole.maximum 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 Defect.pressure gradient.systole.max. 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.doppler

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Ventricular septal Defect.pressure gradient.systole.maximum by US.doppler
• Defect.pressure gradient.systole.max
• CARD.US; Cardiac; Cardio; Cardiology; Defect.press grad.sys.max; DOP; DUPLEX; Echography; Grad; Gradient sys; Heart Disease; Hrt; Hrt ventr; Largest; Max grad sys; Max press grad sys; Maximal; Maximum; Peak; Point in time; Press grad; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Sys; Sys.max; Syst; 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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