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LOINC Code 57655-3: Tidal volume.exhaled maximum setting Ventilator alarm

57655-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Tidal volume.exhaled maximum setting Ventilator alarm 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 Tidal volume.exhaled max setting. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ventilator.alarm.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Tidal volume.exhaled max setting. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ventilator.alarm.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Tidal volume.exhaled maximum setting Ventilator alarm
  • Tidal volume.exhaled max setting
  • Largest; Lung; Maximal; Maximum; Peak; Point in time; PULMONARY; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Respiratory; TV; Vent alarm; Vol; Volume; VT; VT.exhaled max

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.

Common synonyms

Tidal volume.exhaled maximum setting Ventilator alarmVT.exhaled max Vent alarmTidal volume.exhaled max settingPULMVolPtVentilator.alarm

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code57655-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameTidal volume.exhaled maximum setting Ventilator alarm
DescriptionTidal volume.exhaled max setting
Short nameVT.exhaled max Vent alarm
ComponentTidal volume.exhaled max setting
PropertyVol
TimingPt
System (specimen)Ventilator.alarm
ScaleQn
ClassPULM
Example unitsmL;L
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.29
Last changed2.48

Part names

Tidal volume.exhaled max settingVolPtVentilator.alarmQnTidal volume.exhaled maximum settingVolumePoint in time (spot)Ventilator alarm

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