LOINC Code 10675-7: HBV surface Ag Orcein stain Ql (Tiss)

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 Hepatitis B virus surface Ag. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Tiss.

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: Orcein stain

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Hepatitis B virus surface Ag [Presence] in Tissue by Orcein stain
• Hepatitis B virus surface Ag
• Orcein stains Hepatitis B virus inclusion bodies, giving a "ground glass" appearance.
• Antigen; Antigens; Australia antigen; HBs; HBsAG; HBV; HBV surface; Hep; Hep B; Hep Bs; Hepatis; Hepatit; Hepatology; HepB; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Liver; Microbiology; Orcein Stn; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Shikata technique; St; Stains; Stn; Surf; Tissue; Tissue, unspecified

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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