LOINC Code 94502-2: SARS-related CoV RNA NAA+probe Ql (Respiratory system specimen)

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 SARS-related coronavirus RNA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Respiratory System Specimen.

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: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• SARS-related coronavirus RNA [Presence] in Respiratory system specimen by NAA with probe detection
• SARS-related coronavirus RNA
• Qualitative detection targeted nucleic acids from SARS-related coronavirus RNA, including SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and SARS-like coronaviruses, in upper or lower respiratory specimens. This test detects but does not differentiate between the viruses.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Breathing; Corona virus; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Lungs; Microbiology; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Ordinal; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Ribonucleic acid; RS; SARSr-CoV; Screen; SDA; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Spec; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification

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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