LOINC Code 80194-4: Ecgonine methyl ester Confirm (Body fld) [Mass/Vol]

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 Ecgonine methyl ester. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Body fld.

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: Confirm

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Ecgonine methyl ester [Mass/volume] in Body fluid by Confirmatory method
• Ecgonine methyl ester
• Body fluids include gastric, bile, and pleural fluid. Pleural fluid, bile, etc. may be used for medico-legal testing when blood or urine is not available.
• Addiction; B/F; BF; bod; Bodies; Body fluid; Body fluid, unsp; Cfm; CNFR; CNFRM; Cocaine metabolite; Conf; Confirmation; Confirmatory; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; Drugs of abuse; EME; Esters; Fl; Fld; FLU; Fluid; GCMS; Illicit; LC/MS/MS; Level; Mass concentration; Methylecgonine; Point in time; PotentialForAbuse; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

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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