LOINC Code 96898-2: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) N gene NAA+probe (Oropharyngeal wash) [ThreshNum]
96898-2 is a LOINC code used to identify SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) N gene NAA+probe (Oropharyngeal wash) [ThreshNum] in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component SARS coronavirus 2 N gene. It is commonly used with the system or sample type 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 N gene. 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: Observation
- 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) N gene [Cycle Threshold #] in Oropharyngeal wash by NAA with probe detection
- SARS coronavirus 2 N gene
- Quantitative detection (Cq/Ct value) of nucleic acids within the nucleoprotein (N) gene from SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in oropharyngeal wash (oral rinse, gargle) samples by nucleic acid amplification (NAA) with probe-based detection methods.
- 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; Oropharyngeal; Oropharynx; PCR; Pharynx gargle; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Saline gargle; SARS Coronavirus 1; SARS-CoV; SARS-CoV-1; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2 N gene; 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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