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LOINC Code 84881-2: Polyps Ql (Spec)

84881-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Polyps Ql (Spec) 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 Polyps. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Specimen.

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 Polyps. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Specimen.

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: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Polyps [Presence] in Specimen
  • Polyps
  • The presence or absence of polyps in the specimen. If present, the number, diameter range and gross appearance of polyps is recorded separately. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Colorectal Cancer Structured Reporting Protocol (2nd Edition, 2012) developed by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA).
  • Ordinal; PATHOLOGY; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Spec

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

Polyps Ql (Spec)Polyps [Presence] in SpecimenPolyps Spec QlPolypsPATHPolyps, SpecimenPrThr

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code84881-2
SystemLOINC
Display namePolyps Ql (Spec)
DescriptionPolyps
Short namePolyps Spec Ql
ComponentPolyps
PropertyPrThr
TimingPt
System (specimen)Specimen
ScaleOrd
ClassPATH
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.58
Last changed2.71

Consumer names

Polyps, Specimen

Part names

PolypsPrThrPtSpecimenOrdPresence or ThresholdPoint in time (spot)

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