LOINC Code 76090-0: RBC.hyperchromic/Erythrocytes Auto (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 Erythrocytes.hyperchromic/Erythrocytes. 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: Automated count

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Erythrocytes.hyperchromic/Erythrocytes in Blood by Automated count
• Erythrocytes.hyperchromic/Erythrocytes
• Automated estimation of percent of hyperchromic red blood cells (% HYPER). The %HYPER parameter indicates the percent of cells that have a cellular hemoglobin concentration greater than 41 g/dL and is derived from the RBC hemoglobin concentration histogram. This term was based on, but not limited in use to, the ADVIA 120 Hematology System.
• %HYPER; Auto; Automated detection; Blood; Discocytes; Elec; Elect; Electr; Erthrocyte; Erythrocyte; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; Hyperchromasia; Number fraction; Percent; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; RBC; RBCS; Red blood cell; Red blood cells; Red blood corpuscle; Red blood corpusles; Red cell; Red cells; Spherocyte; 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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