LOINC Code 81304-8: Structural variant analysis method Nom
81304-8 is a LOINC code used to identify Structural variant analysis method Nom in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Structural variant analysis method. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 Structural variant analysis method. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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: TRIAL
- Order vs observation: Observation
- Method: *
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Variant analysis method [Type]
- Structural variant analysis method
- The method used for analyzing chromosome structural variation, such as FISH, arrCGH, sequencing, and MLPA.
- Meth; Method of; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Struct var; Struct var analysis method; Typ
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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