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LOINC Code 11060-1: Reducing substances Ql (Stl)

11060-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Reducing substances Ql (Stl) 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 Reducing substances. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Stool.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 25 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 Reducing substances. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Stool.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Reducing substances [Presence] in Stool
Reducing substances
This term represents typical reducing substance assays that detect reducing substances in stool without (or before) the addition of HCl. These assays do not detect sugars that are not reducing, such as sucrose. A different code [LOINC57796-5] represents the stool reducing substance assay with the addition of HCl, which hydrolyzes sugars that are not typically reducing and converts them into a reducing form.
Bowel movement; Chemistry; Faecal; Faeces; Fecal; Feces; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Reduc; Reduc subs; Reducing substance; Screen; Stl; Stool = Fecal; UniversalLabOrders

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

Reducing substances Ql (Stl)Reducing substances [Presence] in StoolReducing Subs Stl QlReducing substancesCHEMReducing substances, StoolPrThr

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code11060-1
SystemLOINC
Display nameReducing substances Ql (Stl)
DescriptionReducing substances
Short nameReducing Subs Stl Ql
ComponentReducing substances
PropertyPrThr
TimingPt
System (specimen)Stool
ScaleOrd
ClassCHEM
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released1.0j-a
Last changed2.73

Consumer names

Reducing substances, Stool

Part names

Reducing substancesPrThrPtStoolOrdPresence or ThresholdPoint in time (spot)

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