LOINC Code 48589-6: Coccidioides sp rRNA NAA+probe Ql (Isol)

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 Coccidioides sp rRNA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Isolate.

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: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Coccidioides sp rRNA [Presence] in Isolate by NAA with probe detection
• Coccidioides sp rRNA
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Coccidiodes; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; Gen-Probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Islt; Isol; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Ordinal; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; ribosomal RNA; San Joaquin Valley fever; Screen; SDA; species; spp; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification; Valley fever

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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