LOINC Code 48770-2: Fetal Biophysical profile panel US
48770-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Fetal Biophysical profile panel US 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 Biophysical profile panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Fetus.
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 Biophysical profile panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Fetus.
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: Order
- Panel type: Panel
- Method: US
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Fetal Biophysical profile panel US
- Biophysical profile panel
- The biophysical profile (BPP) is a sonographic assessment of discrete biophysical variables that predicts the presence or absence of fetal asphyxia, and, ultimately, the risk of fetal death in the antenatal period.
- BPP Pnl; Echography; Fetal; Gyn; Gynecology; OB; ObGyn; OBSTERICAL; OBSTERICAL.ULTRASOUND; Obstetrical; Obstetrics; Pan; Panel.ob.us; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Prof; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; ULS; Ultrasound
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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