LOINC Code 22826-2: FLUAV identified Bioassay Nom (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 Influenza virus A. 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: Both
• Method: Bioassay

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Influenza virus A identified in Specimen by Bioassay
• Influenza virus A
• Assesses the pathogenicity of virus strain by inoculation into young chickens and monitoring development of clinical signs and/or death.
• Avian influenza; Bird flu; FLUA; FLUAV; FLUV; Fowl plague; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Influ; Influenza A; Influenza A virus; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Other; Point in time; Random; Spec; 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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