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LOINC Code 10799-5: Microscopic observation Pentachrome stain.Movat Nom (Tiss)

10799-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Microscopic observation Pentachrome stain.Movat Nom (Tiss) in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Observation. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Tiss.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Observation. 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: Observation
  • Method: Pentachrome stain.Movat

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Tissue by Pentachrome stain.Movat
  • Observation
  • Identity or presence; Movat Pentachrome Stn; Nominal; Pathology; Point in time; Random; St; Stains; Stn; 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.

Common synonyms

Microscopic observation Pentachrome stain.Movat Nom (Tiss)Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Tissue by Pentachrome stain.MovatMovat Pentachrome Stn TissObservationPATHMicroscopic observation, TissuePrid

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code10799-5
SystemLOINC
Display nameMicroscopic observation Pentachrome stain.Movat Nom (Tiss)
DescriptionObservation
Short nameMovat Pentachrome Stn Tiss
ComponentObservation
PropertyPrid
TimingPt
System (specimen)Tiss
ScaleNom
MethodPentachrome stain.Movat
ClassPATH
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released1.0i
Last changed2.78

Consumer names

Microscopic observation, Tissue

Part names

ObservationPridPtTissNomPentachrome stain.MovatPresence or IdentityPoint in time (spot)Tissue and Smears

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