LOINC Code 20628-4: Terminal Deoxyribonucleotidyl Transferase blasts/Blasts Immunoperoxidase stain (Specimen)

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 Blasts.terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase/Blasts. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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: Observation
• Method: Immunoperoxidase stain

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Terminal Deoxyribonucleotidyl Transferase blasts/Blasts in Specimen by Immunoperoxidase stain
• Blasts.terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase/Blasts
• Blast; CELL MARKERS; Immunoperox; IP stain; IP Stn; Misc; Miscellaneous; Number fraction; Other; Percent; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Spec; St; Stains; Stn; TdT; TdT Blasts; To be specified in another part of the message; 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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