LOINC Code 50607-1: N. meningitidis Ag panel LA (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 Neisseria meningitidis serogroups Ag panel. 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: Order
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: LA

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Neisseria meningitidis serogroups Ag panel - Specimen by Latex agglutination
• Neisseria meningitidis serogroups Ag panel
• ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; Latex agglutination; Mening; Meningid; Meningitis; Meningo; Meningococcal meningitis; Meningococcus; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; N men; N men sg Ag Pnl; N menigitidis; N meningitidis; Other; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified

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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