73733-8

LOINC Code


LOINC code73733-8
name
descriptionA bacterial biotype (biovar) identified in an isolate by an applicable method may be reported using this code. Biotypes for bacteria of any kind may be identified. The answer list provided with this code are just a few examples.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentBacteria biotype
propertyType  =  Type:  The Property Type is used for assays that identify the specific analyte in cases when the baseline presence of the analyte is known.
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.
systemIsolate
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
method

Additional Names

short nameBact; Bact biotype; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Islt; Isol; Microbiology; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Typ

Basic Attributes

classMICRO
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBacteria biotyp

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.77
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names



Copyright © 2026 Regenstrief Institute, Inc. All Rights Reserved. To the extent included herein, the LOINC table and LOINC codes are copyright © 1995-2026, Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) Committee. See https://loinc.org/license for the full LOINC copyright and license.

demo
request yours today
subscribe
start today
newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.

Aimee - AI-powered coding assistant Would you like Aimee - AI
to help you with this?