LOINC Code 62864-4: Deprecated PhenX measure - assay for chlamydia - gonorrhea

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 measure - assay for chlamydia - gonorrhea. 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: DEPRECATED
• Method: PhenX

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Deprecated PhenX measure - assay for chlamydia - gonorrhea
• PhenX measure - assay for chlamydia - gonorrhea
• A bioassay to measure Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, sexually transmitted bacterial diseases. The measure determines whether a participant has Chlamydia trachomatis and/or Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most frequently reported sexually transmitted bacterial diseases (STDs) in the United States. Chlamydia trachomatis is known to cause pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, cervicitis, urethritis, salpingitis, proctitis, and endometritis in women and urethritis, epididymitis, and proctitis in men. STDs are frequently asymptomatic in women and often are undiagnosed.
• Chlam; Chlamid; Measure - chlamydia gonorrhea; Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random

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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