LOINC Code 20369-5: Velocity slope/Velocity slope 2 by US.doppler 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 Velocity slope.XXX/Velocity slope 2.XXX. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Circulatory system.XXX.

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.doppler.calculated

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Velocity slope/Velocity slope 2 by US.doppler calculated
• Velocity slope.XXX/Velocity slope 2.XXX
• Calc; Calculation; CARD.US; Cardio; Cardiology; Circ; Circ sys; DOP; DUPLEX; Echography; Heart Disease; II; Misc; Miscellaneous; Other; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SLP2; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; ULS; Ultrasound; Unspecified; Vel; Vel slope; Vel slope 2; Velocity ratio; VSLP; VSLP2

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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