LOINCActiveBoth

LOINC Code 2116-2: HCG.intact Ql

2116-2 is a LOINC code used to identify HCG.intact Ql 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 Choriogonadotropin.intact. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 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 Choriogonadotropin.intact. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Choriogonadotropin.intact [Presence] in Serum or Plasma
  • Choriogonadotropin.intact
  • CG; Chemistry; Choriogonadotropins total; Chorionic gonadotropin; Chorionic gonadotropin.intact; HCG; HCG Intact; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Ordinal; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR

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

HCG.intact QlChoriogonadotropin.intact [Presence] in Serum or PlasmaHCG Intact SerPl QlChoriogonadotropin.intactCHEMHCG.intact, BloodPrThr

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code2116-2
SystemLOINC
Display nameHCG.intact Ql
DescriptionChoriogonadotropin.intact
Short nameHCG Intact SerPl Ql
ComponentChoriogonadotropin.intact
PropertyPrThr
TimingPt
System (specimen)Ser/Plas
ScaleOrd
ClassCHEM
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released1.0
Last changed2.73

Consumer names

HCG.intact, Blood

Part names

Choriogonadotropin.intactPrThrPtSer/PlasOrdPresence or ThresholdPoint in time (spot)Serum or Plasma

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