LOINC Code 65633-0: HBV surface Ag Confirm Ql

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 Hepatitis B virus surface Ag. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas.

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
• Method: Confirm

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Hepatitis B virus surface Ag [Presence] in Serum or Plasma by Confirmatory method
• Hepatitis B virus surface Ag
• All of the major laboratories whose web sites we explored perform a confirmatory test to verify positive results on their routine HBS Ag EIA test. Some indicate that the confirmatory test requires and an extra charge, some do not. We believe that at present (2011) the confirmatory test is usually a neutralization test. But only one lab that we reviewed specified the method as such. This term covers all confirmatory methods and will not require changing if/when confirmatory methods change.
• Antigen; Antigens; Australia antigen; Cfm; CNFR; CNFRM; Conf; Confirmation; Confirmatory; GCMS; HBs; HBsAG; HBV; HBV surface; Hep; Hep B; Hep Bs; Hepatis; Hepatit; Hepatology; HepB; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LC/MS/MS; Liver; Microbiology; Ordinal; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; Surf

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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