LOINC Code 92738-4: Cholestane-3-beta, 5-alpha, 6-beta triol & Lyso-sphingomyelin panel (Bld)

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 Cholestane-3-beta, 5-alpha, 6-beta triol & Lyso-sphingomyelin panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Cholestane-3-beta, 5-alpha, 6-beta triol and Lyso-sphingomyelin panel - Blood
• Cholestane-3-beta, 5-alpha, 6-beta triol & Lyso-sphingomyelin panel
• This panel is used to help diagnose Niemann-Pick disease types A, B, or C and/or monitor patients who have been previously diagnosed.
• 5-alpha,6-beta-Dihydroxycholestanol; 5alpha,6beta-Dihydroxycholestanol; Alfa; B; Blood; Chemistry; Chol-3b,5a,6b-triol; Cholestane-3,5,6-triol; Cholestane-3beta,5alpha,6beta-triol; COT; III; LSM; Lysosphingomyelin; Niemann-Pick; Oxysterols Panel; Oxysterols Pnl; Pan; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; SPC; SPH; Sphingosylphosphorylcholine; WB; Whole blood

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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