LOINC Code 77201-2: Buprenorphine+Norbuprenorphine Confirm Ql (Sal)

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 Buprenorphine+Norbuprenorphine. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Saliva.

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: Confirm

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Buprenorphine+Norbuprenorphine [Presence] in Saliva (oral fluid) by Confirmatory method
• Buprenorphine+Norbuprenorphine
• This is a confirmatory test for the presence of buprenorphine and its metabolite, norbuprenorphine, in saliva. The result is reported as positive or negative based on the combined quantitative result of the analytes.
• BU; BUP; Bupe; Buprenex; buprenorphine HCI; Buprenorphine metabolite; Buprex; Butrans; Cfm; CNFR; CNFRM; Conf; Confirmation; Confirmatory; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; Finobrin; GCMS; LC/MS/MS; NBU; norBUP; Norspan; Oral fluid; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; Prefin; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Sal; Screen; Suboxone; Subutex; Temgesic

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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