LOINC Code 16553-0: Carnitine (Tiss) [Mass/Mass]
16553-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Carnitine (Tiss) [Mass/Mass] 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 Carnitine. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Tiss.
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 Carnitine. 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: DISCOURAGED
- Order vs observation: Both
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Carnitine [Mass/mass] in Tissue
- Carnitine
- "Carnitine" is an alternative way to say total carnitines which = free carnitine + acylcarnitines, or stated another way, unesterified + esterified carnitine.
- Carnitine.total; Chemistry; Mass Content; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; 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.
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