LOINC Code 77616-1: Liver fibrosis score Calculated by FibroMeter [Score]

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 Liver fibrosis score. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas.

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: Calculated.FibroMeter

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Liver fibrosis score in Serum or Plasma Calculated by FibroMeter
• Liver fibrosis score
• This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the FibroMeter Virus package of tests, which is intended as a surrogate marker of liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and necro-inflammatory activity in patients with chronic hepatitis C with or without co-infection with HIV and in active carriers of hepatitis B virus. The fibrosis score ranges from 0 to 1 and is calculated using a proprietary algorithm based on seven lab tests (AST, ALT, GGT, prothrombin index, platelet count, urea, and alpha-2-macroglobulin) plus the patient's age and gender.
• Calc; Calc.FibroMeter; Calculation; Liver fibr score; PATHOLOGY; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Scale; Scre; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR

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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