LOINC Code 81234-7: VZV IgG and IgM panel Ql

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 Varicella zoster virus Ab.IgG & IgM panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas.

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

• Varicella zoster virus IgG and IgM panel - Serum or Plasma Qualitative
• Varicella zoster virus Ab.IgG & IgM panel
• This panel contains tests used in the diagnosis of acute or recent infection with varicella zoster virus. A positive IgG result coupled with a positive IgM result suggests recent infection with varicella-zoster virus. A positive IgG result coupled with a negative IgM result indicates previous infection or vaccination. A negative IgG result coupled with a negative IgM result indicates the absence of prior exposure to varicella zoster virus and non-immunity.
• Chicken pox; Chicken pox virus; Chickenpox; Herpes zoster; HHV-3; Human herpesvirus 3; ID; Immune globulin G; Immune globulin M; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Ordinal; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Pnl; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; Shingles; SR; VZ; VZV; VZV IgG+IgM Pnl; Zoster

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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