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LOINC Code 38363-8: Cefepime [Mass/Vol]

38363-8 is a LOINC code used to identify Cefepime [Mass/Vol] 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 Cefepime. 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 Cefepime. 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: ACTIVE
  • Order vs observation: Both

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Cefepime [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma
  • Cefepime
  • Cefipime; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; Level; Mass concentration; Maxipime; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR

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

Cefepime [Mass/Vol]Cefepime [Mass/volume] in Serum or PlasmaCefepime SerPl-mCncCefepimeDRUG/TOXCefepime, BloodMCnc

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code38363-8
SystemLOINC
Display nameCefepime [Mass/Vol]
DescriptionCefepime
Short nameCefepime SerPl-mCnc
ComponentCefepime
PropertyMCnc
TimingPt
System (specimen)Ser/Plas
ScaleQn
ClassDRUG/TOX
Example unitsug/mL
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.14
Last changed2.34

Consumer names

Cefepime, Blood

Part names

CefepimeMCncPtSer/PlasQnMass ConcentrationPoint in time (spot)Serum or Plasma

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