SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 163033001: Lying blood pressure

163033001 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Lying blood pressure in structured clinical data. You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a observable entity in the terminology hierarchy.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 25 May 2026

What is this code?

SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a observable entity in the terminology hierarchy.

When is it used?

  • Used to represent a standardized clinical concept in health records, terminology services, and semantic mappings.
  • Often linked to diagnoses, findings, procedures, body structures, organisms, substances, or observable entities depending on the concept type.
  • Semantic tag: observable entity

What it does not mean

  • A terminology concept label alone does not replace clinical interpretation, diagnosis context, or treatment advice.

Key facts

Semantic tagObservable entity
Definition statusFully defined
Definition patternEquivalent
OWL axioms1
Defining attributes5
Role groups1
Module900000000000207008
Parents2
Children2

Defining attributes

PropertyPressure(qualifier value)
Scale typeQuantitative value(qualifier value)
Inheres inStructure of cardiovascular system(body structure)
CharacterizesCardiac process(qualifier value)
PreconditionRecumbent body position(finding)

Where you may see this code

You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows.

Common synonyms

Lying blood pressure reading

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code163033001
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameLying blood pressure
DescriptionLying blood pressure (observable entity)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

About this content

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