LOINC Code 23009-4: C. ruminantium Giemsa stain Ql (Brain)

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 Cowdria ruminantium. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Brain.

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: Giemsa stain

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Cowdria ruminantium [Presence] in Brain by Giemsa stain
• Cowdria ruminantium
• C. ruminatium colonies identified in cerebral capillaries.
• C rumin; C ruminantium; Cerebral; Cerebrum; Cowdriosis; Gie Stn; GMS; Head; Heartwater; Hidrocarditis infecciosa; ID; Idropericardite dei ruminati; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Intracranial; Malkopsiekte; Microbiology; Ordinal; Pericardite exsudative infectieuse; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; St; Stains; Stn; Vet; Veterinary

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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