LOINC Code 10846-4: B. burgdorferi DNA Probe amp Ql (Bld)

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 Borrelia burgdorferi DNA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.

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: Probe.amp

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Borrelia burgdorferi DNA [Presence] in Blood by Probe with amplification
• Borrelia burgdorferi DNA
• Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; B burg; B burgdor; B burgdorferi; Bb; Blood; Burgdorf; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Lyme; Lyme disease; Lymes; Microbiology; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; WB; Whole blood

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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