Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) tests (numerical value)

Codelist metadata

Coding system
SNOMED CT (UK Clinical Edition)
Coding system release
unknown
Organisation
OpenSAFELY
Codelist ID
opensafely/alanine-aminotransferase-alt-tests-numerical-value
Version ID
78d4a307
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  1. 78d4a307 Published
    Created: 26 Apr 2021 at 12:37
  2. 16fdc2da Published
    Created: 20 Apr 2021 at 09:13

About

Description

This codelist was developed to identify patients receiving a alanine tranfseraminase test, as an indicator of a liver function test, where a numerical value is recorded.

Methodology

We identified the full ALT codes (see ALT codelist), and excluded any codes which did not have at least approximately 10 thousand codes in EMIS and SystmOne recorded in 2020, where a reasonable proportion had numerical values attached.

Signed off by

  • Richard Croker, (April 20, 2021)
  • Brian MacKenna, (April 26, 2021)

Codelists are developed by a broad community of users for individual study purposes, which may or may not meet the needs of other studies. They should not be thought of as universal definitions of a particular condition.

We don't offer any guarantees about what they do or don't identify. Users should carefully check that any codelist meets their needs, and seek clinical input where appropriate.

code term
1013211000000103 Plasma alanine aminotransferase level
1018251000000107 Serum alanine aminotransferase level
250637003 Alanine aminotransferase - blood measurement

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ALT - blood level

Included 1 out of 5 matching concepts.

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  • Alanine aminotransferase - blood measurement (250637003)
  • Liver enzymes (& blood level [ALT] or [SGPT]) (143960003)
  • Liver enzymes (& blood level [ALT] or [SGPT]) (166641008)
  • Plasma alanine aminotransferase level (390961000)
  • Serum alanine aminotransferase level (201321000000108)

code: 1013211000000103

Included 1 out of 2 matching concepts.

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  • Enzyme activity of alanine aminotransferase in plasma (1105851000000108)
  • Plasma alanine aminotransferase level (1013211000000103)

code: 1018251000000107

Included 1 out of 2 matching concepts.

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  • Enzyme activity of alanine aminotransferase in serum (1106081000000100)
  • Serum alanine aminotransferase level (1018251000000107)