LOINC Code 85762-3: Blood pathogens panel NAA+non-probe (Pos bld culture)

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 Blood pathogens panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.pos growth.

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: Order
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: Non-probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Blood pathogens panel by NAA with non-probe detection in Positive blood culture
• Blood pathogens panel
• This panel contains terms used for qualitative detection and identification of nucleic acids from bacteria and yeasts along with select genetic determinants of antimicrobial resistance directly from positive blood culture samples.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Bld Pos; Blood; Blood path Pnl; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; NAA+n-prb; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; PCR; Pnl; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; Random; SDA; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification; WB; Whole blood

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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