LOINC Code 53701-9: Fetal Finger fifth - left 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. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Finger.fifth.left^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 Finger fifth - left Length US
• Length
• The fifth digit is measured by visualizing an open hand. The transducer is directed to the fifth digit, observing the proximal, middle, and distal phalanges. The distance is measured from the outer margin of the proximal phalanx to the outer margin of the distal phalanx.
• 5th; Echography; Fetal; Finger.5th-L; Gyn; Gynecology; L; Len; Length; LT; OB; ObGyn; OBSTERICAL; OBSTERICAL.ULTRASOUND; Obstetrical; Obstetrics; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; ULS; Ultrasound; 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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