LOINC Code 11580-8: TSH DL <= 0.005 mIU/L Qn

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 Thyrotropin. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas.

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: Detection limit <= 0.005 mIU/L

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Thyrotropin [Units/volume] in Serum or Plasma by Detection limit <= 0.005 mIU/L
• Thyrotropin
• This is a so called 3rd generation test and "detection limit" given is the analytic detection limit (Functional detection limit would be higher)
• 3rd generation TSH; Arbitrary concentration; Chemistry; DL&lt;=0.005 mIU/L; Endocrine; Endocrinology; High sensitivity TSH; Left; Levo; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; Thyroid stimulating hormone; Thyrotropic hormone; TSH; 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.

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