LOINC Code 89324-8: Insulin intact LC/MS/MS Qn (S)

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 Insulin.intact. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser.

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: LC/MS/MS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Insulin intact [Units/volume] in Serum by LC/MS/MS
• Insulin.intact
• Intact insulin in serum is primarily measured for the assessment of insulin resistant syndromes and diagnosis of glycemic disorders in patients with diabetes and pre-diabetes. This assay detects only intact insulin (not fragments of insulin). For the measure of total insulin (assays that may detect intact insulin as well as fragments of insulin and proinsulin), LOINC uses "Insulin" in the Component name.
• Arbitrary concentration; Chemistry; Endocrine; Endocrinology; HUM; Humulin; IH7; Insul; Insulin intact; Lente; NPH; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Semilente; Serum; Sliding; SR; Ultralente

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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