LOINC Code 96697-8: Rate of fibrin formation (Bld) [Units/Time]

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 Rate of fibrin formation. 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: Observation
• Method: Microviscometry.glass bead induced.post heparin neutralization

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Rate of fibrin formation [Units] in Blood
• Rate of fibrin formation
• Microviscometer analyzers used clinically for coagulation assays commonly report a unit for clot formation that monotonically increases with increasing viscosity but is not a standard viscosity unit such as centipoise. The clot unit produced by these assays has a long historical precedent. It is considered a measure of viscosity of a liquid prior to clot formation and the viscous component of a viscoelastic gel after clot formation, albeit reported on a continuous scale.
• After; Arbitrary rate; Blood; COAGULATION; Hematology; Heme; MicrVisc; Neut; Neutr; Point in time; PST; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; 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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