96741-4

LOINC Code


LOINC code96741-4
name
descriptionFor reporting the SARS-CoV-2 variant strain identified, various codes are available in LOINC depending on the nomenclature used. For the most general code (nomenclature unspecified), use SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) variant [Type] in specimen by sequencing (this term) or by nucleic acid amplification (NAA) with probe-based detection [LOINC: 100156-9]. To report the lineage for the variant, use SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) lineage [Type] in Specimen [LOINC: 96895-8] (method unspecified). To report the clade for the variant, use SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) clade [Type] in Specimen [LOINC: 96896-6] (method unspecified).
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentSARS coronavirus 2 variant
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.
systemXXX
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.
methodSequencing

Additional Names

short name2019 Novel Coronavirus; 2019-nCoV; Corona virus; COVID19; COVID-19; high-throughput sequencing; HTS; ID; II; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; Next generation sequencing; NGS; Nominal; Other; Point in time; Random;

Basic Attributes

classMICRO
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationSARS-CoV-2 vari

History/Usage

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

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