LOINC Code 23291-8: M. mycoides ss mycoides small colony Ag IF Ql (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 Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides small colony Ag. 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: IF

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Mycoplasma mycoides ss mycoides small colony Ag [Presence] in Specimen by Immunofluorescence
• Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides small colony Ag
• ACIF; Anticomplement Immunofluorescence; Antigen; Antigens; Colonies; Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia; DFA; FA; Fluorescent antibody; Fluoresent; ID; IFA; Immune fluorescence; Immunoflour; Immunofluor; Immunofluorescence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; M myc; M myc my sc; M mycoides; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; Myco; Mycoplas; Mycoplasm; Mycoplasmosis; Mycoplsm; Ordinal; Other; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; ssp; Time Resolved Fluorescence; To be specified in another part of the message; TRF; Unspecified; 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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