LOINC Code 76400-1: Fetal delivery information Document [US Standard Report of Fetal Death]

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 Fetal delivery information. 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: Subset
• Method: US standard report of fetal death

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Fetal delivery information Document [US Standard Report of Fetal Death]
• Fetal delivery information
• The fetal delivery section contains information on fetal delivery time, birth plurality, birth order, number of infants born alive, autopsy performance, fetal death occurrence, and congenital anomalies.
• Document; Echography; Finding; Findings; Point in time; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Survey; SURVEY.CDC; ULS; Ultrasound; US fetal death

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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