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SNOMED CT Concept 86599005: Echography, scan B-mode for placental localization

86599005 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Echography, scan B-mode for placental localization 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 procedure 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 procedure 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: procedure

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Semantic tagProcedure
Definition statusFully defined
Definition patternEquivalent
OWL axioms1
Defining attributes6
Role groups2
Module900000000000207008
Parents4

Defining attributes

OccurrenceMaternal pregnancy period(qualifier value)
MethodLocalisation - action(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectPlacental structure(body structure)
OccurrenceAntenatal and/or intrapartum period(qualifier value)
MethodB mode ultrasound(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectPelvic region(body structure)

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

EchoplacentogramUS placentography

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code86599005
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameEchography, scan B-mode for placental localization
DescriptionEchography, scan B-mode for placental localization (procedure)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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