LOINC Code 19888-7: Carbon dioxide/Gas.total.at end expiration in Exhaled gas by Infrared absorption

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 Carbon dioxide/Gas.total.at end expiration. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Exhl gas.

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
• Method: Infrared absorption

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Carbon dioxide/Gas.total.at end expiration in Exhaled gas by Infrared absorption
• Carbon dioxide/Gas.total.at end expiration
• Absorp; Breath; Carbonic anhydride; cO2; ExG; Exhaled gas; Exhaled gas (=breath); Exp; Gases; IR; IR Abs; Lung; Percent; Point in time; PULMONARY; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Respiratory; Tot; Totl; Volfr; Volume fraction

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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