Using LOINC with SNOMED CT

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Vital Signs Name (Observation Name)

Recommendation:

LOINC should be used as the standard coding system to identify the vital sign observation.

Alternative 1:

The SNOMED CT expression associated with a LOINC code for a vital sign may be used.

Alternative 2:

SNOMED CT concepts from the 46680005 |Observable entity| hierarchy may be used.

Vital Signs Result (Observation Value)

Recommendation:

Many vital signs are physical quantities and will thus be represented by numbers and units.

Where a vital sign observation requires a coded value SNOMED CT should be used as the standard coding system for such result values.

Examples

Example 1: An example value set for vital sign result type in PHIN-VADS (CDC)

Table 5.2.1-1: Value Set Code PHVS_VitalSignResult_HITSP

Concept Code

Concept Name

Preferred Concept Name

Code System Name

8310-5

Body Temperature

Body temperature:Temp:Pt:^Patient:Qn:

LOINC

8462-4

BP Diastolic

Intravascular diastolic:Pres:Pt:Arterial system:Qn:

LOINC

8480-6

BP Systolic

Intravascular systolic:Pres:Pt:Arterial system:Qn:

LOINC

8287-5

Head Circumference

Circumference.occipital-frontal:Len:Pt:Head:Qn:Tape measure

LOINC

8867-4

Heart Rate

Heart beat:NRat:Pt:XXX:Qn:

LOINC

8302-2

Height

Body height:Len:Pt:^Patient:Qn:

LOINC

8306-3

Height (Lying)

Body height^lying:Len:Pt:^Patient:Qn:

LOINC

2710-2

O2 % BldC Oximetry

Oxygen saturation:SFr:Pt:BldC:Qn:Oximetry

LOINC

9279-1

Respiratory Rate

Breaths:NRat:Pt:Respiratory system:Qn:

LOINC

3141-9

Weight Measured

Body weight:Mass:Pt:^Patient:Qn:Measured

LOINC

https://phinvads.cdc.gov/vads/ViewValueSet.action?id=7FFDBFB5-A277-DE11-9B52-0015173D1785#

 

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