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LOINC Code 83377-2: Pause time setting Nebulizer

83377-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Pause time setting Nebulizer in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Pause time setting. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Nebulizer.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Pause time setting. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Nebulizer.

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

  • Pause time setting Nebulizer
  • Pause time setting
  • The set pause time is the time between nebulizer delivery cycles when operating in scheduled mode, as set by the respiratory care provider.
  • Lung; Point in time; PULMONARY; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Respiratory

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.

Common synonyms

Pause time setting NebulizerPause time set NebPause time settingPULMTimePtNebulizer

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code83377-2
SystemLOINC
Display namePause time setting Nebulizer
DescriptionPause time setting
Short namePause time set Neb
ComponentPause time setting
PropertyTime
TimingPt
System (specimen)Nebulizer
ScaleQn
ClassPULM
Example unitsmin
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.58
Last changed2.58

Part names

Pause time settingTimePtNebulizerQnTime (e.g. seconds)Point in time (spot)

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