LOINC Code 78218-5: BCL2 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 BCL2 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

• BCL2 gene rearrangements [Presence] in Blood or Tissue by FISH
• BCL2 gene rearrangements
• This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the Vysis BCL2 Break Apart FISH Probe Kit, which is intended to detect chromosomal rearrangements at the BCL2 locus on chromosome region 18q21.
• B-cell CLL; B-cell leukemia/lymphoma 2; Bcl-2; Blood; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Genetics; Heredity; Heritable; Inherited; Lymphoma 2; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; MOLPATH.REARRANGEMENTS; Ordinal; Point in time; PPP1R50; 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.

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