LOINC Code 80068-0: Mitral valve Maximum orifice area during diastole by US.2D.PSAX+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 Orifice area.diastole.max. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Mitral 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.PSAX+Measured by planimetry

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Mitral valve Maximum orifice area during diastole by US.2D.PSAX+Measured by planimetry
• Orifice area.diastole.max
• 2D US; CARD.US; CARD.US.DICOM; Cardio; Cardiology; Dias; Dias.max; Diast; Diastoli; Echography; Heart Disease; Largest; Max orifice area dias; Maximal; Maximum; MV; MVA; Peak; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; ULS; Ultrasound; Ultrasound - 2-dimensional; US.2D.PSAX+planimetry

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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