LOINC Code 18293-1: Hemoglobin.fetal post partum Kleihauer-Betke method 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 Hemoglobin.fetal/Hemoglobin.total^post partum. 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: DEPRECATED
• Method: Kleihauer-Betke

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Deprecated Hemoglobin.fetal/Hemoglobin.total^post partum
• Hemoglobin.fetal/Hemoglobin.total^post partum
• Acid elution; After; Blood; Fetal maternal hemorrhage screen; Haemoglobin; Hb; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; Hgb; KB; Kleih Betke; Kleihauer stain; Kleihauer test; Kleihauer-Betke stain; Kleihauer-Betke test; Kleihauer-Braun-Betke; Ordinal; p partum; Percent; Point in time; post birth; PST; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Substance fraction; Tot; Totl; 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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