LOINC Code 85362-2: M. tuberculosis complex DNA NAA+probe Ql (Sput/Bronchial)

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 Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Sputum/Bronchial.

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

• Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA [Presence] in Sputum or Bronchial by NAA with probe detection
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA
• This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the submitter's cobas MTB test.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Acid Fast; Acid Fast Bacilli; Acid fast bacillus; AFB; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Bro; Compx; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Lower respiratory; Lung; M tb; M TB Cmplx; M tuberculosis; Microbiology; Mtb; MTBC; Myco; Mycobact; Mycobacterium tuberculosum; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Ordinal; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; Pulmonary; Pulmonology; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Respiratory; Screen; SDA; Spt; Spt/Bro; Sputum; Sputum or bronchial; Strand Displacement Amplification; TB; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification; Tuberculosis

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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