LOINC Code 65655-3: FEV6
65655-3 is a LOINC code used to identify FEV6 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 Volume expired during 6.0 s of forced expiration. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Respiratory system.
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 Volume expired during 6.0 s of forced expiration. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Respiratory system.
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: TRIAL
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- FEV6
- Volume expired during 6.0 s of forced expiration
- FEV is a froced expiratory volume of exhaled air. When the subject does not exhale completely, the volume accumulated over a shorter period of time, e.g. 6 seconds, may be used as an approximate surrogate of Forced Vital Capacity (FVC). This term reflects the shorter exhalation time.
- Breathing; End tidal volume; Exp; FEV; FEV6; Lung; Lungs; Point in time; PULMONARY; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Respiratory; RS; S prime; Vet; Vol; Vol exp; Volume
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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