LOINC Code 78205-2: ALK rearrangements FISH Ql (Bld/Tiss)

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 ALK gene rearrangements. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld/Tiss.

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: FISH

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• ALK gene rearrangements [Presence] in Blood or Tissue by FISH
• ALK gene rearrangements
• This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the Vysis ALK Break Apart FISH Probe Kit, which is intended to detect rearrangements involving the ALK gene on chromosome region 2p23.
• ALK rearrange; ALK receptor tyrosine kinase; Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (Ki-1); Blood; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Genetics; Heredity; Heritable; Inherited; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; MOLPATH.REARRANGEMENTS; NBLST3; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Rearr; Rearrangement; Screen; Tissue; Tissue, unspecified; WB; Whole blood; Whole blood or Tissue

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.

Common synonyms

Frequently asked questions