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LOINC Code 96608-5: Systolic blood pressure mean

96608-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Systolic blood pressure mean 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 Intravascular systolic. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Arterial system.

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 Intravascular systolic. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Arterial system.

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

Systolic blood pressure mean
Intravascular systolic
Average (mean) Blood Pressure (systolic and diastolic) is the average of two or more blood pressure (BP) readings in a specified time period or according to a specified algorithm or protocol. During clinical encounters 2 or more BPs should be averaged to more accurately assess a person's BP status. When patients are self-monitoring blood pressure (SMBP), the American Heart Association recommends a minimum of 12 readings collected over at least 3 days should be averaged to more accurately assess a person's BP status (https//www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYP.0000000000000087, PMID: 30827125). According to the European Society of Hypertension , "The adverse cardiovascular consequences of hypertension, including events and mortality, largely depend on increased average BP values. Thus, decision-making in hypertension is based on average values of several BP readings obtained in and out of the office" (https://journals.lww.com/jhypertension/Fulltext/2021/07000/2021_European_Society_of_Hypertension_practice.5.aspx, PMID: 33710173).
?Tm; Art sys; Average; Avg; Blood pressure; Blood pressure mean; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS.MOLEC; Blood pressure systolic; BP; BP mean; BP sys; BP systolic; Intravenous; IV; MBP; Pressure; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; SBP; Sys BP

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

Systolic blood pressure meanBP Sys AvgIntravascular systolicBP.MOLECPresXXX^meanArterial system

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code96608-5
SystemLOINC
Display nameSystolic blood pressure mean
DescriptionIntravascular systolic
Short nameBP Sys Avg
ComponentIntravascular systolic
PropertyPres
TimingXXX^mean
System (specimen)Arterial system
ScaleQn
ClassBP.MOLEC
Example unitsmm Hg
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.69
Last changed2.73

Part names

Intravascular systolicPresXXX^meanArterial systemQnPressure

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