LOINC

LOINC Code 10816-7: Microscopic observation Toluidine blue O stain Nom (Tiss)

10816-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Microscopic observation Toluidine blue O 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 Microscopic 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 Microscopic 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: DEPRECATED
  • Method: Toluidine blue O stain

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Deprecated Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Tissue by Toluidine blue O stain
  • Microscopic observation
  • Identity or presence; Nominal; Pathology; Point in time; Random; St; Stains; Stn; TBO 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 Toluidine blue O stain Nom (Tiss)Deprecated Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Tissue by Toluidine blue O stainDeprecated TBO Stn TissMicroscopic observationPATHMicroscopic observation, TissuePrid

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code10816-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameMicroscopic observation Toluidine blue O stain Nom (Tiss)
DescriptionMicroscopic observation
Short nameDeprecated TBO Stn Tiss
ComponentMicroscopic observation
PropertyPrid
TimingPt
System (specimen)Tiss
ScaleNom
MethodToluidine blue O stain
ClassPATH
StatusDEPRECATED

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released1.0j-a
Last changed2.36

Consumer names

Microscopic observation, Tissue

Part names

Microscopic observationPridPtTissNomToluidine blue O stainPresence or IdentityPoint in time (spot)Tissue and Smears

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