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{component}   LP432695-7

Laboratory   LP29693-6

Microbiology and Antimicrobial susceptibility   LP343406-7

Microbiology   LP7819-8

Misc   LP30609-9

Colony count   LP16817-6

Colony count | XXX | Microbiology   LP379736-4

Colony count [#] in Specimen by Visual count   564-5

LOINC Code


LOINC code564-5
nameColony count [#] in Specimen by Visual count
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentColony count
propertyNum  =  Number
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemXXX
scaleQn  =  Quantitative:  The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256
methodVC  =  Visual Count

Additional Names

short nameCC Spec VC

Basic Attributes

classMICRO
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth
example UCUM units{#}
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org)

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.

Member of these Panels

88850-3Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Blood
88844-6Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Bronchial specimen
88842-0Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Cerebral spinal fluid
88864-4Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Cornea or Conjunctiva
88839-6Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Pus
88838-8Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Semen
88845-3Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Specimen
88837-0Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Sputum
88847-9Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Stool
88841-2Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Synovial fluid
88840-4Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Urethra
88849-5Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Vaginal fluid

History/Usage

test rank12890 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

CC
Cnt
Colonies
Count
ID
Infectious Disease
InfectiousDisease
Microbiology
Misc
Miscellaneous
Number
 Other
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Spec
To be specified in another part of the message
Unspecified
Visual count

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