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LOINC Code 10803-5: Microscopic observation Quinacrine fluorescent stain Nom (Tiss)

10803-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Microscopic observation Quinacrine fluorescent stain 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: Quinacrine fluorescent stain

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Tissue by Quinacrine fluorescent stain
  • Observation
  • Identity or presence; Nominal; Pathology; Point in time; Quinacrine Fluor Stn; 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 Quinacrine fluorescent stain Nom (Tiss)Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Tissue by Quinacrine fluorescent stainQuinacrine Fluor Stn TissObservationPATHMicroscopic observation, TissuePrid

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code10803-5
SystemLOINC
Display nameMicroscopic observation Quinacrine fluorescent stain Nom (Tiss)
DescriptionObservation
Short nameQuinacrine Fluor Stn Tiss
ComponentObservation
PropertyPrid
TimingPt
System (specimen)Tiss
ScaleNom
MethodQuinacrine fluorescent stain
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

ObservationPridPtTissNomQuinacrine fluorescent stainPresence or IdentityPoint in time (spot)Tissue and Smears

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