LOINC Code 105603-5: Lung cancer screening Sequencing Ql (cfDNA)

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 Lung cancer screening. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Plas.cfDNA.

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: Sequencing

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Lung cancer screening [Presence] based on Plasma cell-free DNA by Sequencing
• Lung cancer screening
• Asympt; Asymptomatic; high-throughput sequencing; HTS; Lung ca screening; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; Next generation sequencing; NGS; Ordinal; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Scn; Screen

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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