LOINC Code 96118-5: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Ab Panel IA (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 SARS coronavirus 2 Ab 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
• Method: IA

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Ab panel - DBS by Immunoassay
• SARS coronavirus 2 Ab panel
• This panel contains results for detection of antibodies against SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), also known as the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), in dried blood spots (DBS) by immunoassay methods. Testing is performed for the diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
• 2019 Novel Coronavirus; 2019-nCoV; Blood; Corona virus; COVID19; COVID-19; DBS; Dried blood spot; EIA; ELFA; ELISA; Enzyme immunoassay; Filter paper; FP; IAA; ID; II; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; MEIA; Microbiology; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; SARS Coronavirus 1; SARS-CoV; SARS-CoV-1; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2 Ab Pnl; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; SUDS; 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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