LOINC Code 86509-7: VZV clade Molgen Nom (Specimen)

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 Varicella zoster virus clade. 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: Both
• Method: Molgen

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Varicella zoster virus clade [Type] in Specimen by Molecular genetics method
• Varicella zoster virus clade
• This term is created for a test that involves amplification and sequencing of 3 open reading frames of VZV (ORF21, ORF22 and ORF50) to categorize strains into one of the 7 known clades of VZV.
• Chicken pox; Chicken pox virus; Chickenpox; Herpes zoster; HHV-3; Human herpesvirus 3; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; Molecular genetics; Nominal; Other; PCR; Point in time; Random; Shingles; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; Typ; Unspecified; VZ; VZV; VZV clade; Zoster

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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