Fetal Sex US   11882-8

LOINC Code


LOINC code11882-8
nameFetal Sex US
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentFetal sex
propertyType  =  Type:  The Property Type is used for assays that identify the specific analyte in cases when the baseline presence of the analyte is known.
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system^Fetus
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
methodUS

Additional Names

short nameFet Sex US

Basic Attributes

classOB.US
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationObservation

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

History/Usage

test rank9588 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonChanged Component from 'Gender' to 'Sex' to align with the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of this concept.; Added Example Answer list.; Added "Fetal" to Component for consistency across terms that represent fetal sex and vary by System

Related Names

Echography
Fetal
Gender
Gyn
Gynecology
Nominal
OB
ObGyn
OBSTERICAL
OBSTERICAL.ULTRASOUND
Obstetrical
Obstetrics
Point in time
Random
Sonogram
Sonograph
Sonography
Typ
ULS
Ultrasound

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