LOINC Code 53676-3: Fetal Scapula - right Maximum length US

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 Length.max. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Scapula.right^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: Observation
• Method: US.measured

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Fetal Scapula - right Maximum length US
• Length.max
• Measurement of scapula length, designated as the longest distance between the acromion and the inferior angle was made as follows. Measured by identifying the fetal spine in a longitudinal plane. Transducer moved parallel to this plane and laterally and tilted, if necessary, until the acromion and inferior angle of the scapula canbe visualized; the distance between the acromion and the inferior angle are measured with hand-held calipers.
• Echography; Fetal; Gyn; Gynecology; Largest; Len; Length; Maximal; Maximum; OB; ObGyn; OBSTERICAL; OBSTERICAL.ULTRASOUND; Obstetrical; Obstetrics; Peak; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; R; Random; RT; Scapula-R; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; ULS; Ultrasound; Upper extremity; US+Meas

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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