LOINC Code 62871-9: PhenX - assay for hepatitis B protocol 160401
62871-9 is a LOINC code used to identify PhenX - assay for hepatitis B protocol 160401 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 - assay for hepatitis B protocol 160401. 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 - assay for hepatitis B protocol 160401. 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 - assay for hepatitis B protocol 160401
- This protocol provides instructions for drawing, processing, and storing blood for hepatitis B (HBV) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). As multiple tests must be performed to make the most accurate diagnosis of HBV, the protocol also provides basic guidelines to aid comparability among different studies. Toolkit users are referred to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) approved laboratory assays.
- 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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