LOINC Code 98080-5: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and SARS-related CoV RNA panel NAA+probe (Sal)

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 & SARS-related coronavirus RNA panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Saliva.

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: Order
• Panel type: Panel
• 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) and SARS-related CoV RNA panel - Saliva (oral fluid) by NAA with probe detection
• SARS coronavirus 2 & SARS-related coronavirus RNA panel
• 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; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Oral fluid; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; PCR; PH; Pnl; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; Public Health; PublicHealth; QBR; Random; Ribonucleic acid; Sal; SARS Coronavirus 1; SARS-CoV; SARS-CoV-1; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2+SARSr-CoV; SARS-CoV-2+SARSr-CoV RNA; SARS-CoV-2+SARSr-CoV RNA pnl; SARSr-CoV; SDA; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Strand Displacement Amplification; 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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