LOINC Code 78805-9: Barium (Tiss) [Moles/Mass]
78805-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Barium (Tiss) [Moles/Mass] in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Barium. It is commonly used with the system or sample type 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 Barium. It is commonly used with the system or sample type 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
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Barium [Moles/mass] in Tissue
- Barium
- Barium can be measured in body tissues and fluids, such as bones, blood, serum, urine, and feces. Testing is usually done only for cases of severe barium poisoning and for medical research. Barium accumulates in bone. Inhaled barium can be absorbed through the lung or directly from the nasal membrane into the bloodstream. Insoluble compounds, such as barium sulfate, accumulate in the lungs and are cleared slowly by ciliary action. Barium is eliminated in the urine and in the feces, the rates varying with the route of administration.
- Ba; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Substance content; Tissue; Tissue, 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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