LOINC Code 101128-7: Theoretical limit of detection Calc (Specimen) [#]

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 Theoretical limit of detection. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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: Observation
• Method: Calculated

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Theoretical limit of detection [#] in Specimen by calculation
• Theoretical limit of detection
• The theoretical limit of detection for the patient sample, which at one reference laboratory, is calculated as 20 abnormal cell events divided by the actual number of non-aggregate events collected from the sample.
• Calc; Calculation; Cnt; Count; Misc; Miscellaneous; Number; Other; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified

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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