LOINC Code 38680-5: Sperm Tail Tip IgG/Spermatozoa Immunobead (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 Spermatozoa.tail tip Ab.IgG/Spermatozoa. 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: Observation
• Method: Immunobead

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Sperm Tail Tip IgG Ab/Spermatozoa in Specimen by Immunobead
• Spermatozoa.tail tip Ab.IgG/Spermatozoa
• Results are reported as % motile DONOR sperm bound to immunobead
• ABS; Aby; Antby; Anti; Antibodies; Antibody; Autoantibodies; Autoantibody; FERTILITY TESTING; Genitourinary; GU; IBA; IBT; Immune globulin G; Immunoglobulin G; Misc; Miscellaneous; Number fraction; Other; Percent; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Spec; Sperm; Sperm Tail; Sperm Tail Tip; Tail endpiece; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified; URO; Urology

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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