LOINC Code 104478-3: T. pallidum index (S+CSF) [Relative ratio]

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 Treponema pallidum index. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser+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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Treponema pallidum ITpA-index [Relative Ratio] in Serum and CSF
• Treponema pallidum index
• Both serum and cerebrospinal fluid; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; ITpA-Index; Microbiology; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Relative ratio; Serum; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; SR; Syphilis; T palldm; T pallidum; Treponemal

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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