LOINC Code 79603-7: Beta alanine and Beta aminoisobutyrate and Gamma aminobutyrate 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 Beta alanine & Beta aminoisobutyrate & Gamma aminobutyrate 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

• Beta alanine and Beta aminoisobutyrate and Gamma aminobutyrate panel - Cerebral spinal fluid
• Beta alanine & Beta aminoisobutyrate & Gamma aminobutyrate panel
• 3-aminoisobutyrate; 3-aminoisobutyric acid; 4-aminobutanoic acid; 4-aminobutyrate; 4-aminobutyric acid; Ala; Alpha alanine; Aminobutric; Aminobutyric; Amino-n-butyrate; B; B-AIB; Bala; B-Ala; B-Alanine; B-Alanine + B-AIB + GABA Pnl; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; Chemistry; GABA; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Gamma amino-butyric acid; Gamma amino-n-butyrate; Gamma amino-n-butyric acid; L-alanine; Pan; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Piperidic acid; Pnl; Point in time; 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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