LOINC Code 101247-5: NMDAR Ab IF Ql (CSF)

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 N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor Ab. It is commonly used with the system or sample type CSF.

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: IF

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• NMDAR Ab [Presence] in Cerebral spinal fluid by Immunofluorescence
• N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor Ab
• ABS; Aby; ACIF; Antby; Anti; Antibodies; Antibody; Anticomplement Immunofluorescence; Asp; Aspartic acid; Autoantibodies; Autoantibody; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; Dextro; Encephalitis; FA; Fluorescent antibody; Fluoresent; IFA; Immune fluorescence; Immunoflour; Immunofluor; Immunofluorescence; NMDA receptor; NMDAR; N-Methylaspartate Receptors; N-Methyl-D-aspartic Acid; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Rec; Recept; Receptors; Recp; Recptr; Screen; Serology; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; Time Resolved Fluorescence; TRF

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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