LOINC Code 88183-9: Mycobacterium sp identified Sequencing Nom (Isol)

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 Mycobacterium sp. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Isolate.

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: Sequencing

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Mycobacterium sp identified in Isolate by Sequencing
• Mycobacterium sp
• This test sequences the 65 kD heat shock protein gene (hsp65) to identify the species of Mycobacterium in an isolate. The term was created for but not limited to a method based on sequencing the hsp65 gene.
• Acid Fast; Acid Fast Bacilli; Acid fast bacillus; AFB; high-throughput sequencing; HTS; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Islt; Isol; Microbiology; Myco; Mycobact; Next generation sequencing; NGS; Nominal; Point in time; Random; species; spp; Tuberculosis

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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