LOINC Code 48798-3: First trimester maternal screen panel

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 First trimester maternal screen panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• First trimester maternal screen panel - Serum or Plasma
• First trimester maternal screen panel
• First trimester screening test is performed between 11-13 weeks of gestation to screen for pregnancies with increased risks for Down Syndrome or trisomy 18. Three marker levels and maternal age are used in the calculation of such risks. Two of thee markers are biochemical (PAPP-A and HCG total) and the third is an ultrasound measurement of the fetal nuchal translucency (NT).
• 1st trimester maternal scn; 1st trimester maternal scn Pnl; Chemistry; Choriogonadotropin & Pregnancy associated plasma protein A; Gestation; Pan; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Pnl; Point in time; Prenatal; Random; Scn; Scr; Scrn; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; UniversalLabOrders

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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