LOINC Code 77942-1: CD8+CD3- cells/Cells (Specimen)

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 Cells.CD8+CD3-/Cells. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• CD8+CD3- cells/cells in Specimen
• Cells.CD8+CD3-/Cells
• The percent of cells (monocytes or lymphocytes) with CD8 but not CD3. These cell populations are present in various T cell lymphomas and ALL as well as some NK and LEL.
• CD8 Cells; CD8+CD3- Cells; Cell; CELL MARKERS; Cellularity; Leu2; Leu-2; Leu4; Leu-4; Misc; Miscellaneous; Number fraction; Other; Percent; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Spec; Suppressor T cells; T3; T8; T-8; To be specified in another part of the message; Tsuppressor; Unspecified

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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