LOINC Code 11018-9: Microscopic observation Peroxidase stain Nom (Bld/BM)

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 Bld/Bone mar.

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: Peroxidase stain

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Blood or Marrow by Peroxidase stain
• Observation
• Bld/Mar; Blood; BM; BON; Bone marrow; Identity or presence; MAR; Marrow (bone); minimal angle of resolution; Minimum angle of resolution; Nominal; Pathology; Peroxdse; Peroxidase Stn; POD; Point in time; Random; St; Stains; Stn; WB; Whole blood; Whole blood or Bone marrow

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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