LOINC Code 72174-6: Rotavirus Ag IA.rapid Ql (Stl)

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 Rotavirus Ag. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Stool.

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: IA.rapid

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Rotavirus Ag [Presence] in Stool by Rapid immunoassay
• Rotavirus Ag
• Rotavirus antigen in human stool can be detected by immunoassay. This term is based on, but limited in use to, the submitter's package insert, ImmunoCard STAT! Rotavirus Immunoassay by Meridian. The submitted package insert cites a 10 minute testing time and indicates that a the reading is done by a human.
• Antigen; Antigens; Bowel movement; EIA; ELFA; ELISA; Enzyme immunoassay; Faecal; Faeces; Fecal; Feces; IAA; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; MEIA; Microbiology; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Rota virus; ROTAV; Rotaviral; Rotaviurs; RV; Screen; Stl; Stool = Fecal; SUDS

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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