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LOINC Code 87408-1: Ustekinumab IA [Mass/Vol]

87408-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Ustekinumab IA [Mass/Vol] 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 Ustekinumab. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas.

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 Ustekinumab. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas.

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: IA

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Ustekinumab [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma by Immunoassay
  • Ustekinumab
  • This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the submitter's Theradiag Lisa-Tracker Ustekinumab and anti-Ustekinumab test kits.
  • DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; EIA; ELFA; ELISA; Enzyme immunoassay; IAA; Level; Mass concentration; MEIA; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; STELARA®; SUDS

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

Ustekinumab IA [Mass/Vol]Ustekinumab [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma by ImmunoassayUstekinumab SerPl IA-mCncUstekinumabDRUG/TOXUstekinumab, BloodMCnc

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code87408-1
SystemLOINC
Display nameUstekinumab IA [Mass/Vol]
DescriptionUstekinumab
Short nameUstekinumab SerPl IA-mCnc
ComponentUstekinumab
PropertyMCnc
TimingPt
System (specimen)Ser/Plas
ScaleQn
MethodIA
ClassDRUG/TOX
Example unitsug/mL
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.63
Last changed2.73

Consumer names

Ustekinumab, Blood

Part names

UstekinumabMCncPtSer/PlasQnIAMass ConcentrationPoint in time (spot)Serum or PlasmaImmunoassay

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