What does this LOINC code represent?

This LOINC code identifies a lab observation, measurement, question, or clinical concept in a standardized format.

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LOINC Code 81763-5: Phytanate and pristanate panel

Name: LOINC Code 81763-5: Phytanate and pristanate panel
Creator: HealthAssure Clinical Team
Published: 2026-05-21T09:00:05.776Z

81763-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Phytanate and pristanate panel 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 Phytanate & pristanate panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Phytanate & pristanate 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

Phytanate and pristanate panel - Serum or Plasma

Phytanate & pristanate panel

This panel includes results for phytanate and pristanate to investigate various peroxisomal disorders, including Zellweggers syndrome, Refsum disease, and adrenomyleoneuropathy, in which there is a defect in the metabolism or processing of long chain fatty acids. Symptoms range from life-threatening acute adrenal failure and severe hypotonia in neonates to progressive neurological deterioration and peripheral neuropathy in adults.

2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecanoate; 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoate; C150(CH3)4; C16:0(CH3)4; Chemistry; Pan; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Phytanate + pristanate Pnl; Phytanic acid; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Pnl; Point in time; Pristanic acid; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR

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.

Common synonyms

Phytanate and pristanate panelPhytanate and pristanate panel - Serum or PlasmaPhytanate + pristanate Pnl SerPlPhytanate & pristanate panelPANEL.CHEMPhytanate and Pristanate panel, Blood-

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code81763-5

SystemLOINC

Display namePhytanate and pristanate panel

DescriptionPhytanate & pristanate panel

Short namePhytanate + pristanate Pnl SerPl

ComponentPhytanate & pristanate panel

Property-

TimingPt

System (specimen)Ser/Plas

ScaleQn

ClassPANEL.CHEM

StatusACTIVE

Order/ObservationOrder

Flags

BillableNo

Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC

Version2.82

Releasemain

First released2.56

Last changed2.56

Consumer names

Phytanate and Pristanate panel, Blood

Part names

Phytanate & pristanate panel-PtSer/PlasQnPhytanate and pristanate panelPoint in time (spot)Serum or Plasma

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