LOINC Code 87423-0: B. burgdorferi IgG and IgM panel IB (CSF)

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 Borrelia burgdorferi Ab.IgG & IgM panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type CSF.

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: IB

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Borrelia burgdorferi IgG and IgM panel - Cerebral spinal fluid by Immunoblot
• Borrelia burgdorferi Ab.IgG & IgM panel
• Immunoblot analysis of IgG and IgM antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for the serologic diagnosis of neurologic Lyme disease (Lyme neuroborreliosis). The panel contains results for bands counts, overall ordinal results (abnormal, not abnormal), and the list of bands identified (pattern).
• B burg; B burgdor; B burgdor IgG+IgM Pnl; B burgdorferi; Bb; Blt; Burgdorf; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; ID; IMMUNE BLOT; Immune globulin G; Immune globulin M; Immunobl; Immunoblot; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Lyme; Lyme disease; Lymes; Microbiology; Neuro; Neurology; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; RIBA; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; WB; WBLOT; West blot; West blt; Western blot

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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