LOINC Code 85797-9: N. meningitidis group DNA panel NAA+probe (Specimen)
85797-9 is a LOINC code used to identify N. meningitidis group DNA panel NAA+probe (Specimen) 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 Neisseria meningitidis serogroup DNA panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.
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 Neisseria meningitidis serogroup DNA panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.
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: Probe.amp.tar
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Neisseria meningitidis serogroup DNA panel - Specimen by NAA with probe detection
- Neisseria meningitidis serogroup DNA panel
- This panel contains terms for reporting quantitative and/or ordinal results for DNA specific to individual Neisseria meningitidis serogroups, including N meningitidis A, B, C, W135, X and Y.
- 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Mening; Meningid; Meningitis; Meningo; Meningococcal meningitis; Meningococcus; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; N men; N men serogroup; N men sg DNA; N men sg DNA Pnl; N menigitidis; N meningitidis; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Other; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; PCR; Pnl; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; Random; SDA; Spec; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; To be specified in another part of the message; Transcription mediated amplification; Unspecified
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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