LOINC Code 62307-4: Krabbe disease NBS panel (DBS)

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 Krabbe disease newborn screening panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.dot.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Krabbe disease newborn screening panel
• Asympt; Asymptomatic; Blood; Chemistry; DBS; Dis; Diseases; Dried blood spot; Dz; Filter paper; FP; Galactocerebrosidase deficiency; GALC; Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy; Gyn; Gynecology; Krabbe disease NBS pnl; NB Screen Pnl; NBS; New born; OB; ObGyn; Obstetrics; Pan; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Scn; 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.

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