82509-1

LOINC Code


LOINC code82509-1
name
descriptionThe negative control accounts for any cells that would be producing interferon at some level without any additional stimulation. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the submitter's Bovigam Mycobacterium bovis Gamma Interferon Test Kit for Cattle, a blood-based in vitro laboratory test for bovine tuberculosis.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentGamma interferon.negative control
propertyACnc  =  Arbitrary Concentration
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.
systemBld  =  Whole blood
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
method

Additional Names

short nameArbitrary concentration; Blood; ID; IFN; IGNF neg control; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; NEG; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Vet; Veterinary; WB; Whole blood

Basic Attributes

classMICRO
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationIGNF neg contro
example UCUM unitsOD
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)

Member of these Panels

53703-5

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.58
last change typeADD  - added
change reason{OD_unit}

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 - Try it now for Free Would you like Aimee - AI
to help you with this?