LOINC Code 95970-0: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) specific TCRB gene rearrangements Sequencing Ql (Bld)

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 coronavirus 2 specific TCRB gene rearrangements. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.

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: Sequencing

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) specific TCRB gene rearrangements [Presence] in Blood by Sequencing
• SARS coronavirus 2 specific TCRB gene rearrangements
• This term is intended to report assays that apply disease-specific algorithms to the sequence information from rearranged T-cell receptor beta (TCRB) gene (i.e., the T-cell receptor repertoire) to assign a qualitative result that determines recent or prior infection by SARS-CoV-2.
• 2019 Novel Coronavirus; 2019-nCoV; Blood; Clonality; Corona virus; COVID19; COVID-19; high-throughput sequencing; HTS; II; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Microbiology; Next generation sequencing; NGS; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Rearr; Rearrangement; SARS Coronavirus 1; SARS-CoV; SARS-CoV-1; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2 TCRB; Screen; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Spec; T cell receptor beta chain; Viral Pneumonias; WB; Whole blood; Wuhan coronavirus

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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