LOINC Code 50023-1: HCV RNA panel NAA+probe

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 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
• 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 panel (viral load) in Serum or Plasma by NAA with probe detection
• Hepatitis C virus RNA panel
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; HCV; HCV RNA Pnl; Hep; Hep C; Hepatis; Hepatit; Hepatology; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Liver; Microbiology; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; PCR; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Pnl; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Ribonucleic acid; SDA; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification

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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