LOINC Code 32824-5: Microscopic observation Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase stain Nom (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 Observation. 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: Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase stain

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Specimen by Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase stain
• Observation
• Acd; Acids; ACP Stn; Identity or presence; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Other; Pathology; Phos; Phosphtase; Point in time; Random; Spec; St; Stains; Stn; To be specified in another part of the message; TRAP; TRAP Stn; 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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