LOINC Code 91070-3: HAV RNA NAA+probe Ql (Stl)

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 Hepatitis A virus RNA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Stool.

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: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Hepatitis A virus RNA [Presence] in Stool by NAA with probe detection
• Hepatitis A virus RNA
• Molecular testing for Hepatitis A in stool samples is useful in a variety of situations, including investigation of severe acute disease, Hepatitis A outbreaks, and diagnosis of infection in infants and young children.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Bowel movement; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; Faecal; Faeces; Fecal; Feces; HAV; Hep; Hep A; Hepatis; Hepatit; Hepatitis; Hepatitis type A; Hepatology; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Liver; Microbiology; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Ordinal; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Ribonucleic acid; Screen; SDA; Stl; Stool = Fecal; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification

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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