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LOINC Code 19833-3: Breath rate minimum setting Apnea monitor

19833-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Breath rate minimum setting Apnea monitor 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 Breaths min setting. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Apnea monitor.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Breaths min setting. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Apnea monitor.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Breath rate minimum setting Apnea monitor
  • Breaths min setting
  • Count/time; Lung; Minimal; minimum; nRate; Number rate; Number Rate = Count/Time; Point in time; PULMONARY; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Respiratory; Respiratory rate

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.

Common synonyms

Breath rate minimum setting Apnea monitorBreaths min setting Apnea MonitorBreaths min settingPULMNRatPtApnea monitor

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code19833-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameBreath rate minimum setting Apnea monitor
DescriptionBreaths min setting
Short nameBreaths min setting Apnea Monitor
ComponentBreaths min setting
PropertyNRat
TimingPt
System (specimen)Apnea monitor
ScaleQn
ClassPULM
Example unitsbreaths/min
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released1.0l
Last changed2.42

Part names

Breaths min settingNRatPtApnea monitorQnBreaths minimum settingNumber RatePoint in time (spot)

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