LOINC Code 79391-9: Catecholamine metabolites panel (CSF)

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 Catecholamine metabolites panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type CSF.

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: Order
• Panel type: Panel

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Catecholamine metabolites panel - Cerebral spinal fluid
• Catecholamine metabolites panel
• This panel includes various catecholamine metabolite levels in CSF, including homovanilate (HVA), vanillylmandelate (VMA), 5-Hydroxyindolacetate, 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyllactate, and 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol. Different patterns of these metabolites in CSF can represent a variety of disorders, and this panel also includes a narrative interpretation term to report the overall impression.
• Catecholamine metab Pnl; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; Chemistry; Metabolite; Metb; Pan; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid

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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