LOINC Code 100342-5: Volatile Organic Compounds associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry Ql (Exhl gas)

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Volatile Organic Compounds associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Exhl gas.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: GC-MS

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Volatile Organic Compounds associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection [Presence] in Exhaled gas by Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
• Volatile Organic Compounds associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection
• This is a rapid breathalyzer test from InspectIR Systems LLC, for use at the point-of-care. It can detect five volatile organic compounds that are associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The VOCs are in the ketone and aldehyde families, but more detailed information is not available. Due to potential issues with cross reactivity, positive tests are resulted as "Presumptive positive" and must be confirmed with a highly sensitive FDA Authorized molecular assay.
• Assoc; Breath; ExG; Exhaled gas; Exhaled gas (=breath); Gas chromatography; Gases; ID; II; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Ordinal; PH; Point in time; PR; Public Health; PublicHealth; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; VOCs (volatiles) SARS-CoV-2; Volatiles

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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