LOINC Code 76498-5: Cervical cells.overexpressing HPV E6+E7 mRNA/cervical cells FC (Cvx)

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 Cervical cells.overexpressing HPV E6+E7 mRNA/cervical cells. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Cvx.

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: Flow cytometry

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Cervical cells.overexpressing HPV E6+E7 mRNA/cervical cells by Flow cytometry (FC)
• Cervical cells.overexpressing HPV E6+E7 mRNA/cervical cells
• Detects E6/E7 mRNA in sufficient quantity to demonstrate integration and expression in ectocervical cells in cervical specimens in which high-risk HPV types have been previously been detected. (This test should only be performed on specimens found to be positive by other high-risk HPV detection methods.) Detection may identify infection more likely to progress to disease as the detection of E6/E7 is not only a sign of virus within the cell, but also evidence of viral activity and thus may help discriminate the presence of CIN2+ disease. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the LabCorp QuantaSURE mRNA based test which measures the quantity of E6/E7 mRNA per cell and then calculates the percentage of cells that are overexpressing E6/E7 mRNA.
• Cell; Cellularity; Cerv; Cervix; Cvx cell; Cvx cell.ovrxprs HPV E6+E7 mRNA; Dynamic; FC; Genital tract; Gyn; Gynecology; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Number fraction; OB; ObGyn; Obstetrics; Percent; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

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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