LOINC Code 73945-8: UR-144 (synthetic cannabinoid) Ql (Bld)
73945-8 is a LOINC code used to identify UR-144 (synthetic cannabinoid) Ql (Bld) 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 UR-144. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.
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 UR-144. 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
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- UR-144 (synthetic cannabinoid) [Presence] in Blood
- UR-144
- Submitter's referral laboratory uses what is usually considered a confirmatory method (e.g. LC/MS/MS) as the initial method for this analyte and then repeats the measurement with the same high accuracy method on tests that are positive in the first run to confirm them. Results (e.g. positive/negative) are based on a threshold of 1.0 ng/mL.
- Addiction; Blood; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; Drugs of abuse; Illicit; K2; Ordinal; Point in time; PotentialForAbuse; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Spice; Spike; Synthetic cannabinoid; Synthetic cannabinoids; WB; Whole blood; Yucatan Fire
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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