LOINC Code 101996-7: RBC.P. falciparum infected/Erythrocytes Microscopy (Bld)

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 Erythrocytes.Plasmodium falciparum infected/Erythrocytes. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.

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: Microscopy

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Erythrocytes.Plasmodium falciparum infected/Erythrocytes in Blood by Microscopy
• Erythrocytes.Plasmodium falciparum infected/Erythrocytes
• Blood; Discocytes; Erthrocyte; Erythrocyte; Malaria; Malarial; Micro; Microbiology; Micros; Microscopic; Number fraction; P falciparum; P. falciparum RBC; Percent; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; RBC; RBCS; Red blood cell; Red blood cells; Red blood corpuscle; Red blood corpusles; Red cell; Red cells; WB; Whole blood

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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