LOINC Code 69997-5: Leak.95% 24 hour maximum Positive airway pressure device

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 Leak.95%. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Positive airway pressure device.

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

• Leak.95% 24 hour maximum Positive airway pressure device
• Leak.95%
• Maximum leak level for 95% of samples observed during the use of a PAP (Positive Airway Pressure) machine over a 24 hours period.
• 1 day; 24 hours; 24HR; Flow; Lung; Maximum; PAP device; Pos; PULMONARY; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Respiratory; Volume Rate; vRate

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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