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LOINC Code 20133-5: Maximum volume setting Ventilator alarm

20133-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Maximum volume setting Ventilator alarm 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 Volume max setting. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ventilator.alarm.

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 Volume 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 volume setting Ventilator alarm
  • Volume max setting
  • Flow; Largest; Lung; Maximal; Maximum; Peak; Point in time; PULMONARY; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Respiratory; Vent alarm; Vol; Vol max; Volume Rate; vRate

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

Maximum volume setting Ventilator alarmVol max Vent alarmVolume max settingPULMVRatPtVentilator.alarm

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code20133-5
SystemLOINC
Display nameMaximum volume setting Ventilator alarm
DescriptionVolume max setting
Short nameVol max Vent alarm
ComponentVolume max setting
PropertyVRat
TimingPt
System (specimen)Ventilator.alarm
ScaleQn
ClassPULM
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released1.0m
Last changed2.27

Part names

Volume max settingVRatPtVentilator.alarmQnVolume maximum settingVolume RatePoint in time (spot)Ventilator alarm

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