LOINC Code 62856-0: PhenX - oral glucose tolerance test protocol 141001
62856-0 is a LOINC code used to identify PhenX - oral glucose tolerance test protocol 141001 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 PhenX - oral glucose tolerance test protocol 141001. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 PhenX - oral glucose tolerance test protocol 141001. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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
- Panel type: Panel
- Method: PhenX
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- PhenX - oral glucose tolerance test protocol 141001
- Participants are asked to fast for at least 9 hours (generally overnight) prior to the Oral Glucose Tolerance test. Participants are asked a series of exclusionary questions and then have an initial blood draw to determine Fasting Plasma Glucose levels. Participants are next asked to drink a calibrated dose (generally 75 grams / 10 ounces) of a dextrose solution (e.g., Trutol®) and have a second venipuncture 2 hours (plus or minus 15 minutes) after the first venipuncture. The plasma is separated from the blood via centrifugation and glucose concentration is determined via the hexokinase method. The Oral Glucose Tolerance Test includes a Fasting Plasma Glucose assay as the first step. Therefore performing the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test and the Fasting Plasma Glucose Assay for Diabetes Screening together will result collecting in the Fasting Plasma Glucose Assay twice. The Diabetes Working Group notes that an alternative to the single two-hour post load value is to establish a catheter and obtain samples for Serum Glucose concentrations at 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes. There are also protocols for more rapid sampling of Serum Glucose concentrations. In addition, the Diabetes Working Group notes that there are also protocols to collect samples for Serum Insulin concentrations at 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes and that this could be done at the same time as the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. Such protocols would give extra specificity and information but would increase the burden on both the participant and investigator.
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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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