LOINC Code 77015-6: Trisomy 18 risk Sequencing Ql (cfDNA) [Interp]

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 Fetal trisomy 18 risk. It is commonly used with the system or sample type 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: Observation
• Method: Sequencing

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Fetal Trisomy 18 risk [Interpretation] based on Plasma cell-free DNA by Sequencing Qualitative
• Fetal trisomy 18 risk
• This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, Sequenom Laboratories' VisibiliT Trisomy 18 test, which analyzes circulating cell-free DNA extracted from maternal plasma using whole genome sequencing to determine the risk for fetal chromosome 18 aneuploidy. VisibiliT is indicated for use in pregnant women with average risk for fetal chromosomal aneuploidy.
• Edward syndrome; Genetics; Heredity; Heritable; high-throughput sequencing; HTS; Impression; Impression/interpretation of study; Impressions; Inherited; Interp; Interpretation; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; MOLPATH.TRISOMY; Next generation sequencing; NGS; Ordinal; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; T18 risk; Ts; Ts 18 risk

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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