LOINC Code 103202-8: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) RNA NAA+probe (Resp)

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 SARS coronavirus 2 RNA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Respiratory.

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: DEPRECATED
• Order vs observation: Both
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Deprecated SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) RNA in Respiratory specimen by NAA with probe detection
• SARS coronavirus 2 RNA
• Qualitative detection of SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in respiratory specimens by nucleic acid amplification with probe-based detection. Results may be based on multiple assays to determine the presence of the virus in a specimen.
• 2019 Novel Coronavirus; 2019-nCoV; 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Corona virus; COVID19; COVID-19; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; II; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Pan; Panel; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; PCR; Pnl; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; Random; Ribonucleic acid; SARS Coronavirus 1; SARS-CoV; SARS-CoV-1; SARS-CoV-2; SDA; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification; Viral Pneumonias; Wuhan coronavirus

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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