LOINC Code 48796-7: HCV FibroSURE panel

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 Hepatitis C virus FibroSURE panel. 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: Order
• Panel type: Panel

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Hepatitis C virus FibroSURE panel - Serum or Plasma
• Hepatitis C virus FibroSURE panel
• HCV FibroSURE is a noninvasive blood test that combines the quantitative results of 6 biochemical markers with the age and gender of the patient in a patented artificial intelligence algorithm to generate a measure of fibrosis and necroinflammatory activity in the liver. FibroSure and FibroTest are the same; FibroSure is the name used in the U.S.; similarly, FibroTest-ActiTest is the same as HCV FibroSure.
• Chemistry; FibroTest; HCV; HCV FibroSURE Pnl; Hep; Hep C; Hepatis; Hepatit; Hepatology; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Liver; Pan; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Pnl; Point in time; 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.

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