LOINCActiveBoth

LOINC Code 62468-4: 1,3 beta glucan (Specimen) [Mass/Vol]

62468-4 is a LOINC code used to identify 1,3 beta glucan (Specimen) [Mass/Vol] 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 1,3 beta glucan. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 25 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 1,3 beta glucan. 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: Both

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • 1,3 beta glucan [Mass/volume] in Specimen
  • 1,3 beta glucan
  • 1,3-Beta-D-Glucan; B; Beta glucan; i; ID; III; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Level; Mass concentration; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; Other; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; 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.

Common synonyms

1,3 beta glucan (Specimen) [Mass/Vol]1,3 beta glucan [Mass/volume] in Specimen1,3 beta glucan Spec-mCnc1,3 beta glucanMICRO1,3 beta glucan, SpecimenMCnc

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code62468-4
SystemLOINC
Display name1,3 beta glucan (Specimen) [Mass/Vol]
Description1,3 beta glucan
Short name1,3 beta glucan Spec-mCnc
Component1,3 beta glucan
PropertyMCnc
TimingPt
System (specimen)XXX
ScaleQn
ClassMICRO
Example unitspg/ml
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.36
Last changed2.73

Consumer names

1,3 beta glucan, Specimen

Part names

1,3 beta glucanMCncPtXXXQnMass ConcentrationPoint in time (spot)

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