LOINC Code 20055-0: Pressure minimum setting Ventilator alarm

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 Pressure min setting. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ventilator.alarm.

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

• Pressure minimum setting Ventilator alarm
• Pressure min setting
• Lung; Minimal; minimum; Point in time; Press.min; Pressure; PULMONARY; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Respiratory; Vent alarm

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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