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LOINC Code 99-2: Cefoperazone MLC [Susc]

99-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Cefoperazone MLC [Susc] 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 Cefoperazone. 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 Cefoperazone. 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: MLC

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Cefoperazone [Susceptibility] by Minimum lethal concentration (MLC)
  • Cefoperazone
  • ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; AST; Cefobid; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Islt; Isol; MBC; Minimum bactericidal concentration; Minimum lethal concentration; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Sus; Suscept; Susceptibilities; Susceptibility; Susceptibilty

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

Cefoperazone MLC [Susc]Cefoperazone [Susceptibility] by Minimum lethal concentration (MLC)Cefoperazone Islt MLCCefoperazoneABXBACTSusceptibility to CefoperazoneSusc

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code99-2
SystemLOINC
Display nameCefoperazone MLC [Susc]
DescriptionCefoperazone
Short nameCefoperazone Islt MLC
ComponentCefoperazone
PropertySusc
TimingPt
System (specimen)Isolate
ScaleQn
MethodMLC
ClassABXBACT
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released1.0
Last changed2.19

Consumer names

Susceptibility to Cefoperazone

Part names

CefoperazoneSuscPtIsolateQnMLCSusceptibility (microorganisms)Point in time (spot)Minimum lethal concentration (MLC)

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