LOINC Code 49604-2: HCV RNA NAA+probe (BM) [Log units/Vol]

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 RNA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bone mar.

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

• Hepatitis C virus RNA [log units/volume] (viral load) in Bone marrow by NAA with probe detection
• Hepatitis C virus RNA
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; BM; BON; Bone marrow; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; HCV; Hep; Hep C; Hepatis; Hepatit; Hepatology; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Liver; Log ACNC; Log IU; MAR; Marrow (bone); Microbiology; minimal angle of resolution; Minimum angle of resolution; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Ribonucleic acid; SDA; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification; Viral load

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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