LOINC Code 10355-6: Microscopic observation Wright Giemsa stain Nom (BM)

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 Observation. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bone mar.

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: Wright Giemsa stain

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Bone marrow by Wright Giemsa stain
• Observation
• BM; BON; Bone marrow; Gie Stn; GMS; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; MAR; Marrow (bone); Microbiology; minimal angle of resolution; Minimum angle of resolution; Nominal; Point in time; Random; St; Stains; Stn; UniversalLabOrders; Wright Gie Stn; Wrights

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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