LOINC Code 94303-5: Pregnenolone & 17-Hydroxypregnenolone panel

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 Pregnenolone & 17-Hydroxypregnenolone panel. 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: Order
• Panel type: Panel

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Pregnenolone and 17-Hydroxypregnenolone panel - Serum or Plasma
• Pregnenolone & 17-Hydroxypregnenolone panel
• In cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia where both 21-hydroxylase and 11-hydroxykase deficiency have been ruled out, analysis of 17-hydroxypregnenolone and pregnenolone may be used to confirm the diagnosis of 3-beta-hydroxy dehydrogenase (3-beta-HSD) or 17-alpha-hydroxylase deficiency.
• 17 alpha-Hydroxypregnanolone; 17 hydroxy pregnenolone; 17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone; 17alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone; 17-OH Pregnenolone; 17OH-Preg; Chemistry; Pan; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Pnl; Point in time; Preg + 17-OH Preg pnl; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR

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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