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LOINC Code 98408-8: Yeast identified NAA+probe Nom (Isol)

98408-8 is a LOINC code used to identify Yeast identified NAA+probe Nom (Isol) 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 Yeast. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Isolate.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Yeast. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Isolate.

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

  • Yeast identified in Isolate by NAA with probe detection
  • Yeast
  • 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Islt; Isol; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nominal; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; Random; SDA; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification

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.

Common synonyms

Yeast identified NAA+probe Nom (Isol)Yeast identified in Isolate by NAA with probe detectionYeast Islt NAA+probeYeastMICROYeast testPrid

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code98408-8
SystemLOINC
Display nameYeast identified NAA+probe Nom (Isol)
DescriptionYeast
Short nameYeast Islt NAA+probe
ComponentYeast
PropertyPrid
TimingPt
System (specimen)Isolate
ScaleNom
MethodProbe.amp.tar
ClassMICRO
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.71
Last changed2.79

Consumer names

Yeast test

Part names

YeastPridPtIsolateNomProbe.amp.tarPresence or IdentityPoint in time (spot)Nucleic acid amplification with probe detection

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