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Hepatitis C virus Ab [Presence] in Serum by Immunoblot 5199-5
LOINC Code
LOINC code
5199-5
name
Hepatitis C virus Ab [Presence] in Serum by Immunoblot
status
ACTIVE
Fully-Specified Name
component
Hepatitis C virus Ab
property
PrThr = Present or threshold: The Property PrThr stands for “Presence or Threshold”, meaning either a) the actual presence or absence of an analyte, or b) that the amount of analyte detected is over some predetermined threshold.
time
Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
IB = Immune Blot: Applies to techniques that include electrophoretic or chromatographic separation such that position (size) of the band is part of the assessment
Additional Names
short name
HCV Ab Ser Ql IB
Basic Attributes
class
MICRO
type
1 Laboratory
order vs. observation
Both
Associated Observations
LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.
4949 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated
2.73
last change type
MIN - change to field other than name
change reason
The PrThr property is used for LOINC terms whose results are reported using an ordered categorical scale, regardless of whether or not an internal threshold was used to make that determination. This change was approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016.
Related Names
ABS Aby Antby Anti Antibodies Antibody Autoantibodies Autoantibody Blt HCV HCVAB Hep Hep C Hepatis Hepatit Hepatology ID IMMUNE BLOT Immunobl Immunoblot Infectious Disease
InfectiousDisease Liver Microbiology Ordinal Point in time PR QL Qual Qualitative Random RIBA Screen Serum SR UniversalLabOrders WB WBLOT West blot West blt Western blot
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