LOINC Code 97007-9: Clot initiation (Bld) [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 Clot initiation. 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: Thromboelastography.resonance.kaolin induced.post heparin neutralization

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Clot initiation [Time] in Blood
• Clot initiation
• Resonance thromboelastography determination of reaction time (R) to initial clot formation, stimulated by kaolin, with addition of heparinase to neutralize heparin.
• After; Blood; COAGULATION; Hematology; Heme; Neut; Neutr; Point in time; PST; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Res TEG; TEG; Thrombelastography; Thrombelastometry; 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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