| Value |
Description |
German Interpretation |
Comment |
Chapter |
| P |
Profile or battery consisting of many independent atomic observations (e.g., SMA12, electrolytes), usually done at one instrument on one specimen |
Batterieanordnung |
|
8.8.8.18 |
| F |
Functional procedure that may consist of one or more interrelated measures (e.g., glucose tolerance test, creatinine clearance), usually done at different times and/or on different specimens |
|
|
8.8.8.18 |
| A |
Atomic service/test/observation (test code or treatment code) |
|
|
8.8.8.18 |
| S |
Superset-a set of batteries or procedures ordered under a single code unit but processed as separate batteries (e.g., routines = CBC, UA, electrolytes) This set indicates that the code being described is used to order multiple service/test/observation b |
|
|
8.8.8.18 |
| C |
Single observation calculated via a rule or formula from other independent observations (e.g., Alveolar-arterial ratio, cardiac output) |
|
|
8.8.8.18 |
