LOINC Code 94818-2: Paraneoplastic Ab panel IF (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 Paraneoplastic 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
• Method: IF

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Paraneoplastic Ab panel - Cerebral spinal fluid by Immunofluorescence
• Paraneoplastic Ab panel
• This panel contains results for the detection of paraneoplastic antibodies in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) specimens by immunofluorescence (IF). Testing is performed for the diagnosis of paraneoplastic neurological autoimmune disorders related to specific cancers, most commonly small-cell lung carcinoma, ovarian and breast carcinoma, breast carcinoma, or Hodgkin lymphoma. Detection of marker autoantibodies is useful for early diagnosis and treatment of the cancer.
• ACIF; Anticomplement Immunofluorescence; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; FA; Fluorescent antibody; Fluoresent; IFA; Immune fluorescence; Immunoflour; Immunofluor; Immunofluorescence; Pan; PANEL.SEROLOGY; Panl; Paraneoplastic Ab Pnl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Serology; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; Time Resolved Fluorescence; TRF

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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