LOINC Code 93413-3: Mechanical circulatory support Consultation note

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 Mechanical circulatory support+consultation note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.

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: TRIAL
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: {Role}

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Mechanical circulatory support Consultation note
• Mechanical circulatory support+consultation note
• A mechanical circulatory support consult note documents the provider or care team's consult for a patient's considering or undergoing mechanical circulatory support treatment, including various ventricular assist devices and ventricular assist/ECMO combinations that are used for extracorporeal life support.
• Consult note; DOC.ONT; Document; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; MCS+consult note; notes; Point in time; Random; Visit note

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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