LOINC Code 93786-2: Varicella zoster virus Ab.IgM+total Ql (CSF)

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 Varicella zoster virus Ab.IgM+total. 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: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Varicella zoster virus Ab.IgM+total [Presence] in Cerebral spinal fluid
• Varicella zoster virus Ab.IgM+total
• Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; Chicken pox; Chicken pox virus; Chickenpox; Herpes zoster; HHV-3; Human herpesvirus 3; Immune globulin M; Immunoglobulin M; Microbiology; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Shingles; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; Tot; Totl; VZ; VZV; VZV Ab.IgM+total; Zoster

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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