LOINC Code 10680-7: HSV identified EM Nom (CSF)

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 Herpes simplex virus. It is commonly used with the system or sample type 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
• Method: Microscopy.electron

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Herpes simplex virus identified in Cerebral spinal fluid by Electron microscopy
• Herpes simplex virus
• Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; EM; Herp splx; HSV; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Micro; Microbiology; Micros; Microscopic; Neuro; Neurology; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid

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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