LOINC Code 62870-1: Deprecated PhenX measure - assay for hepatitis B
62870-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Deprecated PhenX measure - assay for hepatitis B 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 measure - assay for hepatitis B. 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 measure - assay for hepatitis B. 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 hepatitis B
- PhenX measure - assay for hepatitis B
- This is a bioassay to measure hepatitis B (HBV). The measure determines whether a participant is infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV constitutes a major public health problem because of the morbidity and mortality associated with the acute and chronic consequences of this infection. HBV can be spread by blood, bodily fluids, and at childbirth from the mother to the child. HBV infects the liver and can cause scarring (cirrhosis), liver failure, and liver cancer. Because of the high rate of asymptomatic infection, HBV often goes undetected.
- Hep; Hepatis; Hepatit; 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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