LOINC Code 10800-1: Microscopic observation Periodic acid-Schiff stain with diastase digestion Nom (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 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: Periodic acid-Schiff stain with diatase digestion

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Tissue by Periodic acid-Schiff stain with diastase digestion
• Observation
• Acd; Acids; Identity or presence; Nominal; PAS stain; PAS Stn; PAS Stn w Diastase Digest; 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.

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