LOINC Code 29790-3: La Crosse virus IgM 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 La Crosse virus Ab.IgM. 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

• La Crosse virus IgM Ab [Presence] in Specimen by Immunofluorescence
• La Crosse virus Ab.IgM
• California encphalitis virus has more than 20 strains- most of which include "strain" in the name, One of these, La Crosse vIrus, has a name that does not signal that it is a strain of California encephalitis.
• ABS; Aby; ACIF; Antby; Anti; Antibodies; Antibody; Anticomplement Immunofluorescence; Autoantibodies; Autoantibody; California Encephalitis Virus; FA; Fluorescent antibody; Fluoresent; ID; IFA; Immune fluorescence; Immune globulin M; Immunoflour; Immunofluor; Immunofluorescence; Immunoglobulin M; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Lacrosse virus; LACV; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; Ordinal; Other; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Spec; Time Resolved Fluorescence; To be specified in another part of the message; TRF; Unspecified

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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