LOINC Code 94096-5: Collagen type VII IgG IA Ql

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 Collagen type VII Ab.IgG. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas.

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

• Collagen type VII IgG Ab [Presence] in Serum or Plasma by Immunoassay
• Collagen type VII Ab.IgG
• Detection of IgG antibodies against Collagen type VII in serum or plasma to assist in the diagnosis of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA). The term was created for, but not limited in use to, the submitter's test kit, Euroimmun Anti-Collagen type VII ELISA (IgG), which calculates the ratio of the extinction value of the control or patient sample over the extinction value of the calibrator. A negative serological result does not exclude the presence of disease.
• ABS; Aby; Antby; Anti; Antibodies; Antibody; Autoantibodies; Autoantibody; COL7; Collagen type 7; Collagen VII Ab; CollagenVII; EIA; ELFA; ELISA; Enzyme immunoassay; Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita; IAA; Immune globulin G; Immunoglobulin G; MEIA; Ordinal; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Serology; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; 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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