LOINC Code 4514-6: Complement decay accelerating factor (RBC) [Entitic number]

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 Complement decay accelerating factor. It is commonly used with the system or sample type RBC.

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

• Complement decay accelerating factor [Entitic number] in Red Blood Cells
• Complement decay accelerating factor
• CD 55; Cluster of differentiation 55; Comp; Comp DAF; Complmt; DAF; Entitic; Entitic number; Erythrocytes; Fac; Fact; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Red blood cells; Red blood corpusles

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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