LOINC Code 104430-4: MERS-CoV Neut test Ql (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 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. 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: Both
• Method: Neut

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) [Presence] in Specimen by Neutralization test
• Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
• Camel flu; Conventional virus neutralization test; Corona virus; cVNT; HCoV-EMC/2012; MERS-CoV; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; NEUTRALIZATION; Neutralization test; NT; Ordinal; Other; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Serum virus neutralization; Spec; SVN; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified; Virus neutralization test; VNT

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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