LOINC Code 94708-5: Encephalopathy autoimmune Ab panel (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 Encephalopathy autoimmune Ab panel. 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: Order
• Panel type: Panel

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Encephalopathy autoimmune Ab panel - Cerebral spinal fluid
• Encephalopathy autoimmune Ab panel
• This panel contains results for the detection and identification of autoantibodies in spinal fluid (CSF) associated with encephalopathy. Testing may be performed to evaluate patients with a new onset of encephalopathy (noninfectious or metabolic) or limbic encephalitis (noninfectious). A patient's autoantibody profile may also be informative for determining a specific cancer type associated with encephalopathy.
• Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; Encephalopathy autoimmune Ab pnl; Neuro; Neurology; Pan; PANEL.SEROLOGY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Serology; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid

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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