LOINC Code 79943-7: Aortic valve Regurgitant jet area/Left ventricular outflow tract area by US.2D+Measured by planimetry

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 Regurgitant jet area/Left ventricular outflow tract area. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Aortic valve.

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.2D+Measured by planimetry

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Aortic valve Regurgitant jet area/Left ventricular outflow tract area by US.2D+Measured by planimetry
• Regurgitant jet area/Left ventricular outflow tract area
• 2D US; AO; AoV; AV; AVA; CARD.US; CARD.US.DICOM; Cardio; Cardiology; Echography; Heart Disease; L; LT; LVOT area; PLN; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Regurg jet area; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; ULS; Ultrasound; Ultrasound - 2-dimensional; US.2D.PLN

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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