LOINC Code 99394-9: Siderocytes Prussian blue stain Ql (Bld/BM)

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 Siderocytes. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld/Bone mar.

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: Prussian blue stain

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Siderocytes [Presence] in Blood or Marrow by Prussian blue stain
• Siderocytes
• Bld/Mar; Blood; BM; BON; Bone marrow; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; MAR; Marrow (bone); minimal angle of resolution; Minimum angle of resolution; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; Prus Bl St; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; St; Stains; Stn; WB; Whole blood; Whole blood or Bone marrow

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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