LOINC Code 23236-3: M. avium ss avium rRNA Probe Ql (Tiss)

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 Mycobacterium avium subspecies avium rRNA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Tiss.

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: Probe

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Mycobacterium avium ss avium rRNA [Presence] in Tissue by Probe
• Mycobacterium avium subspecies avium rRNA
• Acid Fast; Acid Fast Bacilli; Acid fast bacillus; AFB; Avium tuberculosis; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; M avium; M avium av; Microbiology; Myco; Mycobact; Mycobacterium avium; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; ribosomal RNA; Screen; ssp; Tissue; Tissue, unspecified; Tuberculosis

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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