LOINC Code 28008-1: CMV DNA Probe+sig amp Ql (Bld)

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 Cytomegalovirus DNA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.

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.amp.sig

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Cytomegalovirus DNA [Presence] in Blood by Probe with signal amplification
• Cytomegalovirus DNA
• Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; bDNA; Bdn-A; Blood; Branched Chain DNA; CMV; Cytomegalo virus; Cytomgal; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; HC; HHV-5; HPA; Human Herpesvirus-5; Hybidization Protection Assay; Hybrid Capture; Hybrid Capture nucleic acid hybridization; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with signal amplification; Probe+sig amp; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; UniversalLabOrders; WB; Whole blood

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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