LOINC Code 93431-5: Blastomyces sp Ag IA (CSF) [Mass/Vol]

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 Blastomyces sp Ag. 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: IA

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Blastomyces sp Ag [Mass/volume] in Cerebral spinal fluid by Immunoassay
• Blastomyces sp Ag
• This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the MiraVista Blastomyces Quantitative Antigen EIA kit, which does not differentiate between species of Blastomyces.
• Antigen; Antigens; Blasto; Blastomycosis; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; EIA; ELFA; ELISA; Enzyme immunoassay; IAA; Level; Mass concentration; MEIA; Microbiology; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; species; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; spp; SUDS

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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