LOINC Code 2317-6: Gamma aminobutyrate Ql

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 Gamma aminobutyrate. 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: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Gamma aminobutyrate [Presence] in Serum or Plasma
• Gamma aminobutyrate
• 4-aminobutanoic acid; 4-aminobutyrate; 4-aminobutyric acid; Aminobutric; Aminobutyric; Amino-n-butyrate; Chemistry; GABA; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Gamma amino-butyric acid; Gamma amino-n-butyrate; Gamma amino-n-butyric acid; Ordinal; Piperidic acid; 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.

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