LOINC Code 83100-8: HBV core IgG+IgM IA 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 Hepatitis B virus core Ab.IgG+IgM. 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: Both
• Method: IA

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Hepatitis B virus core IgG+IgM Ab [Presence] in Serum or Plasma by Immunoassay
• Hepatitis B virus core Ab.IgG+IgM
• This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, bioMerieux's VIDAS Anti-HBc Total II assay, which is intended for the qualitative detection of, but not differentiation between, IgG and IgM antibodies against hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) in human serum or plasma.
• ABS; Aby; Antby; Anti; Antibodies; Antibody; anti-HBc; Autoantibodies; Autoantibody; EIA; ELFA; ELISA; Enzyme immunoassay; HBc; HBV; HBV core; Hep; Hep B; Hepatis; Hepatit; Hepatitis Bc; Hepatology; HepB; IAA; ID; Immune globulin G; Immune globulin M; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Liver; MEIA; Microbiology; Ordinal; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; SUDS

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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