LOINC Code 4994-0: C. immitis rRNA Probe Ql (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 Coccidioides immitis rRNA. 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: Both
• Method: Probe

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Coccidioides immitis rRNA [Presence] in Specimen by Probe
• Coccidioides immitis rRNA
• B immitis; Blastomycoides immitis; C esteriformis; C immitis; Coccidioides esteriformis; Coccidiomycosis; Coccio; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; G immite; G louisianoideum; G metaeuropea; Geotrichum immite; Glenospora metaeuropea; Glenosporum louisianoideum; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; Ordinal; Other; P esteriformis; P mazzai; Point in time; Posadasia esteriformis; PR; Pseudococcidioides mazzai; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; ribosomal RNA; San Joaquin Valley fever; Screen; Spec; T proteolyticum; To be specified in another part of the message; Trichosporon proteolyticum; Unspecified; 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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