LOINC Code 99012-7: Urinary tract pathogens panel NAA+probe (U)

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 Urinary tract pathogens panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Urine.

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

• Urinary tract pathogens panel - Urine by NAA with probe detection
• Urinary tract pathogens panel
• This panel is used to report the results for uropathogen and antibiotic resistance marker testing in urine specimens by molecular methods to aid in the diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTI) of symptomatic individuals.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; Infection, Urinary Tract; Infections, Urinary Tract; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; PCR; Pnl; 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; UA; UR; Urn; Uropathogens; UTI pathogens Pnl

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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