LOINC Code 82461-5: FLUAV and FLUBV and H1 2009 pan RNA NAA+probe Nom (Upper resp)

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 Influenza virus A & B & H1 2009 pandemic RNA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Respiratory system specimen.upper.

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: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Influenza virus A and B and H1 2009 pandemic RNA [Identifier] in Upper respiratory specimen by NAA with probe detection
• Influenza virus A & B & H1 2009 pandemic RNA
• Qualitatively detects and differentiates influenza A, influenza B, and 2009 H1N1 influenza viral RNA in upper respiratory specimens collected from patients with signs and symptoms of respiratory infection. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the Cepheid Xpert Flu test kit.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; A,B; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Avian influenza; Bird flu; Breathing; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; FLUA; FLUAV; FLUAV + FLUBV; FLUAV+FLUBV; FLUAV+FLUBV+H1 2009 pan; FLUV; Fowl plague; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Influ; Influenza A; Influenza A virus; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Lung; Lungs; Microbiology; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nominal; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; Pulmonary; Pulmonology; QBR; Random; Respiratory; Ribonucleic acid; RS; SDA; Spec; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification; Up; Upper resp

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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