LOINC Code 8021-8: SLEV Ab IA Ql (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 Saint Louis encephalitis virus Ab. 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: Both
• Method: IA

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Saint Louis encephalitis virus Ab [Presence] in Cerebral spinal fluid by Immunoassay
• Saint Louis encephalitis virus Ab
• ABS; Aby; Antby; Anti; Antibodies; Antibody; Autoantibodies; Autoantibody; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; EIA; ELFA; ELISA; Enc; Enceph; Encephalomyelitis; Enzyme immunoassay; IAA; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; MEIA; Microbiology; Neuro; Neurology; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SLE virus; SLEV; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; St Louis; SUDS

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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