LOINC Code 82373-2: Buprenorphine Screen Ql (Specimen)

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 Buprenorphine. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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: Screen

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Buprenorphine [Presence] in Specimen by Screen method
• Buprenorphine
• Specimens include but are not limited to pills, powder, and unknown substances.
• Addiction; BU; BUP; Bupe; Buprenex; buprenorphine HCI; Buprex; Butrans; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; Drugs of abuse; Finobrin; Illicit; Misc; Miscellaneous; Norspan; Ordinal; Other; Point in time; PotentialForAbuse; PR; Prefin; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Scn; Scr; Screen; Scrn; Spec; Suboxone; Subutex; Temgesic; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified

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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