LOINC Code 75559-5: Comment on Trisomy 18 risk Dosage of chromosome-specific cfDNA Nar (Plasma cell-free+WBC DNA)

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 Comment on fetal Trisomy 18 risk. It is commonly used with the system or sample type WBC.DNA+Plas.cfDNA.

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: Dosage of chromosome specific cf DNA

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Comment on fetal Trisomy 18 risk [Text] in Plasma cell-free+WBC DNA by Dosage of chromosome-specific cfDNA Narrative
• Comment on fetal Trisomy 18 risk
• This term was developed for, but is not limited in use to, Natera's Panorama noninvasive prenatal test for fetal aneuploidies and microdeletions.
• Chromosom; Chromosomes; cmmt; cmnt; Com; Comm; Comments; Commt; Edward syndrome; Fet Ts 18 risk comment; Genetics; Heredity; Heritable; Inherited; Leukocytes; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; MOLPATH.TRISOMY; Narrative; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; Random; Remarks; Report; Spec; T18 risk; Text; Ts; Ts 18 risk; WBC.DNA+cfDNA; WBCs; White blood cells

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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