LOINC Code 73763-5: Mother was transferred for maternal medical or fetal indications for delivery [US Standard Certificate of Live Birth]

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 Mother was transferred for maternal medical or fetal indications for delivery. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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 standard certificate of live birth

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Mother was transferred for maternal medical or fetal indications for delivery [US Standard Certificate of Live Birth]
• Mother was transferred for maternal medical or fetal indications for delivery
• Indicates whether the mother was transferred to the facility for maternal medical or fetal indications prior to delivery. Transfers include hospital to hospital, birthing facility to hospital, etc., but do not include home to hospital.
• Echography; Finding; Findings; Mother transferred deliv; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Survey; SURVEY.CDC; ULS; Ultrasound; US live birth

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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