LOINC Code 94586-5: Dermatan sulfate & heparan sulfate & keratan sulfate panel (DBS)

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 Dermatan sulfate & heparan sulfate & keratan sulfate panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.dot.

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

• Dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate and keratan sulfate panel - DBS
• Dermatan sulfate & heparan sulfate & keratan sulfate panel
• This panel contains quantitative measurements of dermatan sulfate (DS), heparin sulfate (HS), and keratan sulfate (KS) in dried blood spots. Elevations of dermatan sulfate and/or heparan sulfate is associated with mucopolysaccharidoses types I, II, III, or VI. Elevations of keratan sulfate is associated with mucopolysaccharidoses type IV. Testing is performed to screen newborns for mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) types I and II and to aid in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with MPS types I, II, III, IV, and VI.
• Blood; Chemistry; Chondroitin B sulfate; Chondroitin sulfate B; DBS; Dermatin; Dried blood spot; Filter paper; FP; HS; keratosulfate; MPS panel; Mucopolysaccharides; Mucopolysaccharidosis; Pan; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; SO4; SO4-2; Sulf; WB; Whole blood

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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