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LOINC Code 29117-9: Efavirenz Qn

29117-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Efavirenz Qn in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Efavirenz. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 25 May 2026

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 Efavirenz. 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: DISCOURAGED
  • Order vs observation: Both

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Efavirenz [Units/volume] in Serum or Plasma
  • Efavirenz
  • Arbitrary concentration; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; EFV; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; Sustiva

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.

Common synonyms

Efavirenz QnEfavirenz [Units/volume] in Serum or PlasmaEfavirenz SerPl-aCncEfavirenzDRUG/TOXEfavirenz, BloodACnc

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code29117-9
SystemLOINC
Display nameEfavirenz Qn
DescriptionEfavirenz
Short nameEfavirenz SerPl-aCnc
ComponentEfavirenz
PropertyACnc
TimingPt
System (specimen)Ser/Plas
ScaleQn
ClassDRUG/TOX
StatusDISCOURAGED
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.00
Last changed2.69

Consumer names

Efavirenz, Blood

Part names

EfavirenzACncPtSer/PlasQnArbitrary ConcentrationPoint in time (spot)Serum or Plasma

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