LOINC Code 88113-6: RBC Gram stain Ql (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 Erythrocytes. 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: Both
• Method: Gram stain

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Erythrocytes [Presence] in Cerebral spinal fluid by Gram stain
• Erythrocytes
• Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; Discocytes; Erthrocyte; Erythrocyte; Gram Stn; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; Neuro; Neurology; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; RBC; RBCS; Red blood cell; Red blood cells; Red blood corpuscle; Red blood corpusles; Red cell; Red cells; Screen; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; St; Stains; Stn

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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