LOINC Code 71889-0: Carboxyhemoglobin (BldA) [Pure mass fraction]

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 Carboxyhemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total. It is commonly used with the system or sample type BldA.

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: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Carboxyhemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total [Pure mass fraction] in Arterial blood
• Carboxyhemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total
• Because of the confusion that occurs in countries that report results as both decimal fraction and percent, this property was created to represent decimal fractions that are reported without units.
• ABG; ART; Art bld; Art blood; Arterial; Arterial blood; Blood arterial; Carbon monoxide.hemoglobin; Carbonmonoxyhemoglobin; Carbonyl haemoglobin; Carbonyl hemoglobin; Carbonyl Hgb; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Carboxyhemoglob; Chemistry; CO haemoglobin; CO hemoglobin; COHb; COHgb; Haemoglobin; Hb; HbCO; Hemoglobin bound with carbon dioxide; Hgb; Lung; Point in time; Pulmonary; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Respiratory; Tot; Totl

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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