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LOINC Code 20090-7: Sighs/Respiratory event setting Ventilator

20090-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Sighs/Respiratory event setting Ventilator 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 Sighs/Respiratory event setting. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ventilator.

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 Sighs/Respiratory event setting. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ventilator.

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

  • Sighs/Respiratory event setting Ventilator
  • Sighs/Respiratory event setting
  • Lung; Number ratio; Point in time; PULMONARY; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Resp event setting; Respiratory

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

Sighs/Respiratory event setting VentilatorSighs/Resp event setting VentSighs/Respiratory event settingPULMNRtoPtVentilator

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code20090-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameSighs/Respiratory event setting Ventilator
DescriptionSighs/Respiratory event setting
Short nameSighs/Resp event setting Vent
ComponentSighs/Respiratory event setting
PropertyNRto
TimingPt
System (specimen)Ventilator
ScaleQn
ClassPULM
Example units#/min
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released1.0l
Last changed2.50

Part names

Sighs/Respiratory event settingNRtoPtVentilatorQnNumber RatioPoint in time (spot)

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