SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 276859008: Suprasternal recession

276859008 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Suprasternal recession 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 finding in the terminology hierarchy.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 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 finding 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: finding

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Semantic tagFinding
Definition statusFully defined
Definition patternEquivalent
OWL axioms1
Defining attributes5
Role groups4
Module900000000000207008
Parents4

Defining attributes

Associated morphologyRetracted structure(morphologic abnormality)
Finding siteSkin structure of suprasternal notch(body structure)
Finding siteStructure of respiratory system(body structure)
InterpretsRespiratory effort(observable entity)
InterpretsMethod of breathing(observable entity)

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

Suprasternal retraction

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code276859008
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameSuprasternal recession
DescriptionSuprasternal recession (finding)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

About this content

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