LOINC Code 20096-4: Maximum airway temperature 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 Temperature.airway max 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

• Maximum airway temperature setting Ventilator alarm
• Temperature.airway max setting
• Airway Temp; Airway Temp Max; Largest; Lung; Maximal; Maximum; Peak; Point in time; PULMONARY; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Respiratory; Temp; Temperature; 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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