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LOINC Code 52789-5: Clot initiation TEG (Bld) [Time]

52789-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Clot initiation TEG (Bld) [Time] in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Clot initiation. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Clot initiation. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.

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: Thromboelastography

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Clot initiation [Time] in Blood by Thromboelastography
  • Clot initiation
  • Blood; COAGULATION; Hematology; Heme; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; TEG; Thrombelastography; Thrombelastometry; WB; Whole blood

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.

Common synonyms

Clot initiation TEG (Bld) [Time]Clot initiation [Time] in Blood by ThromboelastographyClot init Bld TEGClot initiationCOAGClot initiation, BloodTime

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code52789-5
SystemLOINC
Display nameClot initiation TEG (Bld) [Time]
DescriptionClot initiation
Short nameClot init Bld TEG
ComponentClot initiation
PropertyTime
TimingPt
System (specimen)Bld
ScaleQn
MethodThromboelastography
ClassCOAG
Example unitss
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.24
Last changed2.73

Consumer names

Clot initiation, Blood

Part names

Clot initiationTimePtBldQnThromboelastographyTime (e.g. seconds)Point in time (spot)Blood

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