LOINC Code 56888-1: HIV 1+2 Ab+HIV1 p24 Ag IA Ql

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 HIV 1+2 Ab+HIV1 p24 Ag. 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: Both
• Method: IA

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• HIV 1+2 Ab+HIV1 p24 Ag [Presence] in Serum or Plasma by Immunoassay
• HIV 1+2 Ab+HIV1 p24 Ag
• AIDS; Antigen; Antigens; EIA; ELFA; ELISA; Enzyme immunoassay; HIV 1 & 2; HIV 1 and 2 Ab; HIV 1+2 Ab+HIV1p24; HIV type 1; HIV type I; HIV1; HIV1+2; HIV1+2 Ab+HIV1p24Ag; Human immunodeficiency virus; i; IAA; ID; II; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; MEIA; Microbiology; Ordinal; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; SUDS

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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