LOINC Code 97098-8: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Nsp2 gene NAA+probe Ql (Upper resp)

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 Nsp2 gene. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Respiratory system specimen.upper.

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) Nsp2 gene [Presence] in Upper respiratory specimen by NAA with probe detection
• SARS coronavirus 2 Nsp2 gene
• Qualitative detection of nucleic acids within the non-structural protein 2 (Nsp2) gene of SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in upper respiratory specimens, including nasopharyngeal or nasal swabs, by nucleic acid amplification with probe-based detection. Testing is performed for the diagnosis of COVID-19.
• 2019 Novel Coronavirus; 2019-nCoV; 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Breathing; Corona virus; COVID19; COVID-19; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; II; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Lungs; Microbiology; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Ordinal; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; RS; SARS Coronavirus 1; SARS-CoV; SARS-CoV-1; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2 Nsp2; Screen; SDA; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Spec; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification; Up; Upper resp; 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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