LOINC Code 96797-6: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) RNA NAA+probe Ql (Oropharyngeal wash)

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 RNA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Oropharyngeal wash.

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: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) RNA [Presence] in Oropharyngeal wash by NAA with probe detection
• SARS coronavirus 2 RNA
• Qualitative detection of nucleic acid from the SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in oropharyngeal wash (oral rinse, gargle) samples by nucleic acid amplification (NAA) with probe-based detection methods. Testing is performed for the diagnosis of COVID-19.
• 2019 Novel Coronavirus; 2019-nCoV; 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Corona virus; COVID19; COVID-19; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; II; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; Mouthwash; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; OPA wash; Oph; Oral cavity wash; Ordinal; Oropharyngeal; Oropharynx; PCR; Pharynx gargle; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Ribonucleic acid; Saline gargle; SARS Coronavirus 1; SARS-CoV; SARS-CoV-1; SARS-CoV-2; Screen; SDA; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Strand Displacement Amplification; Throat rinse; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification; Viral Pneumonias; 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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