LOINC Code 20315-8: Left ventricular Stroke volume index by US.modified Simpson.calculated

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 Stroke volume/Body surface area. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Heart.ventricle.left.

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
• Order vs observation: Observation
• Method: US.modified Simpson.calculated

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Left ventricular Stroke volume index by US.modified Simpson.calculated
• Stroke volume/Body surface area
• Bdy surface; bod; Bodies; BSA; Calc; Calculation; CARD.US; Cardiac; Cardiac output/Heart beat; Cardio; Cardiology; Echography; Heart Disease; Hrt; Hrt ventr; L; LT; LV; Method of discs; Method of disks; MOD-SIMP; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Surf; SV; ULS; Ultrasound; US.Mod Simp; Ventricular; Vol; Volume/area

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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