LOINC Code 66441-7: Beta hydroxybutyrate Test strip (Bld) [Moles/Vol]

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 Beta hydroxybutyrate. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.

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: Test strip

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Beta hydroxybutyrate [Moles/volume] in Blood by Test strip
• Beta hydroxybutyrate
• The submitter's request for this code was to cover the use of a test strip from Abbot's Precision Xceed Pro Blood Glucose and B-Ketone Monitoring System, which is a test strip method for measuring beta-hydroxybuturate in whole blood via a reader. However, this code is meant to be applied to any analogous test strip method for measuring beta-hydroxybuturate in blood.
• 3-hydroxybutyrate; 3-hydroxybutyric acid; B; Beta hydroxy butyrate; Beta hydroxybutyric acid; Betahydroxybutyrate; Betahydroxybutyric acid; BHB; Blood; BOHB; B-OH-Butyr; Chemistry; Dip stick; Dipstick; Hydroxybutyric acid; Level; Point in time; Random; SmQn; Substance Concentration; WB; Whole blood

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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