LOINC Code 62388-4: HbA1c JDS/JSCC protocol (Bld) [Mass fraction]

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 Hemoglobin A1c/Hemoglobin.total. 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: JDS/JSCC

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Hemoglobin A1c/Hemoglobin.total in Blood by JDS/JSCC protocol
• Hemoglobin A1c/Hemoglobin.total
• Japan is the main country that uses this protocol, but not exclusively.
• Blood; Chemistry; Endocrine; Endocrinology; GHb; Glycated hemoglobin; Glycohaemogolobin; Glycohemogolobin; Glycosylated hemoglobin; HA1c; Haemoglobin; Hb; HbA1c; Hgb; Hgb A1c; Japanese Diabetes Society/Japanese Society for Clinical Chemistry; Mass fraction; Percent; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Tot; Totl; 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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