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Lab TESTS Desired for AHRQ PROJECT

Lab TESTS Desired for AHRQ PROJECT

Test # Laboratory Test Name Specimen Type Units LOINC Code* LOINC Name
1 Albumin Serum / Plasma g/dL 1751-7 Albumin SerPl-mCnc
2 Alkaline Phosphatase Serum / Plasma U/L 6768-6 ALP SerPl-cCnc
2A Alkaline Phosphatase Whole Blood U/L 1783-0 ALP Bld-cCnc
3 Amylase Serum / Plasma U/L 1798-8 Amylase SerPl-cCnc
4 AST (SGOT) Serum / Plasma U/L 1920-8 AST SerPl-cCnc
5 Base Units Deficit Arterial Whole Blood mEq/L 1922-4 Base Deficit BldA-sCnc
5A Base Units Excess Arterial Whole Blood mEq/L 1925-7 Base Deficit BldA-sCnc
6 Bicarbonate (HCO3) Arterial Whole Blood mEq/L = mmol/L 1960-4 HCO3 BldA-sCnc
6A Bicarbonate (HCO3) Plasma mEq/L = mmol/L 1962-0 HCO3 Plas-sCnc
6B Bicarbonate (HCO3) Serum mEq/L = mmol/L 1963-8 HCO3 Ser-sCnc
6C Bicarbonate (HCO3) Whole Blood mEq/L = mmol/L 1959-6 HCO3 Bld-sCnc
7 Bilirubin Total Serum / Plasma mg/dL 1975-2 Bilirub SerPl-mCnc
7A Bilirubin Total Serum / Plasma umol/L 14631-6 Bilirub SerPl-sCnc
8 Calcium Whole Blood mg/dL 49765-1 Calcium Bld-mCnc
8A Calcium Serum / Plasma mEq/L, mmol/L 2000-8 Calcium SerPl-sCnc
8B Calcium Serum / Plasma mg/dL 17861-6 Calcium SerPl-mCnc
8C Calcium Whole Blood mEq/L, mmol/L 1996-8 Calcium Bld-sCnc
9 Creatine Kinase (CPK) Serum / Plasma U/L 2157-6 CK SerPl-cCnc
10 Creatine Kinase MB Serum / Plasma % 12187-1 CK MB Fr SerPl Elph
10A Creatine Kinase MB Serum / Plasma % 20569-0 CK MB Fr SerPl
10B Creatine Kinase MB Serum / Plasma ng/mL 13969-1 CK MB SerPl-mCnc
10C Creatine Kinase MB Serum / Plasma ratio 2158-4 CK/CK MB SerPl-cRto
10D Creatine Kinase MB Serum / Plasma ratio 49136-5 CK MB SerPl-Rto
10E Creatine Kinase MB Serum / Plasma U/L 2154-3 CK MB SerPl Elph-cCnc
10F Creatine Kinase MB Serum / Plasma U/L 32673-6 CK MB SerPl-cCnc
10G Creatine Kinase MB Whole Blood ng/mL 49551-5 CK MB Bld-mCnc
10H Creatine Kinase MB Whole Blood ratio 50757-4 CK MB Bld-cCrto
11 Creatinine Serum Serum / Plasma mg/dL 2160-0 Creat SerPl-mCnc
11A Creatinine Serum Serum / Plasma umol/L 14682-9 Creat SerPl-sCnc
12 Glucose Capillary Blood mg/dL 1556-0 Glucose p fast BldC-mCnc
12A Glucose Capillary Blood mg/dL 32016-8 Glucose BldC-mCnc
12B Glucose Capillary Blood mmol/L 14743-9 Glucose BldC Glucomtr-sCnc
12C Glucose Capillary Blood mmol/L 14760-3 Glucose 2H p meal BldC-sCnc
12D Glucose Capillary Blood mmol/L 51596-5 Glucose BldC-sCnc
12E Glucose Serum / Plasma mg/dL 1521-4 Glucose 2H p meal SerPl-mCnc
12F Glucose Serum / Plasma mg/dL 1547-9 Glucose BS SerPl-mCnc
12G Glucose Serum / Plasma mg/dL 1558-6 Glucose p fast SerPl-mCnc
12H Glucose Serum / Plasma mg/dL 20436-2 Glucose 2H p Glc SerPl-mCnc
12I Glucose Serum / Plasma mg/dL 2345-7 Glucose SerPl-mCnc
12J Glucose Serum / Plasma mmol/L 14749-6 Glucose SerPl-sCnc
12K Glucose Serum / Plasma mmol/L 14759-5 Glucose 2H p Glc SerPl-sCnc
12L Glucose Serum / Plasma mmol/L 14761-1 Glucose 2H p meal SerPl-sCnc
12M Glucose Serum / Plasma mmol/L 14768-6 Glucose BS SerPl-sCnc
12N Glucose Serum / Plasma mmol/L 14771-0 Glucose p fast SerPl-sCnc
12O Glucose Whole Blood mg/dL 2339-0 Glucose Bld-mCnc
12P Glucose Whole Blood mg/dL 49134-0 Glucose 2H p Glc Bld-mCnc
12Q Glucose Whole Blood mg/dL 6689-4 Glucose 2H p meal Bld-mCnc
12R Glucose Whole Blood mmol/L 15074-8 Glucose Bld-sCnc
13 Hemoglobin Capillary Blood g/dL 30352-9 Hgb BldC-mCnc
13A Hemoglobin Whole Blood g/dL 718-7 Hgb Bld-mCnc
14 Inhaled oxygen n/a % 3150-0 Inhaled O2 % Qn
14A Inhaled oxygen n/a L/min 3151-8 Inhaled O2 rate
15 INR Platelet Poor Plasma ratio 6301-6 INR PPP Qn
15A INR Platelet Poor Plasma/Blood   38875-1 INR PPP/Bld
16 Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Serum / Plasma U/L 14804-9 LDH SerPl L to P-cCnc
16A Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Serum / Plasma U/L 14805-6 LDH SerPl P to L-cCnc
16B Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Serum / Plasma U/L 2532-0 LDH SerPl-cCnc (discouraged code)
17 Naturetic peptide B Blood pg/mL 42637-9 BNP Bld-mCnc
17A Naturetic peptide B Serum / Plasma pg/mL 30934-4 BNP SerPl-mCnc
17B Naturetic peptide B Serum / Plasma pmol/L 47092-2 BNP SerPl-sCnc
18 Naturetic peptide B prohormone Blood pg/mL 71425-3 NT-proBNP Bld EIA-mCnc
18A Naturetic peptide B prohormone Serum / Plasma pg/mL 33762-6 NT-proBNP SerPl-mCnc
18B Naturetic peptide B prohormone Serum / Plasma pmol/L 33763-4 NT-proBNP SerPl-sCnc
19 Neutrophils Band Whole Blood % 26508-2 Neuts Band Fr Bld
19A Neutrophils Band Whole Blood % 35332-6 Neuts Band Fr Bld Auto
19B Neutrophils Band Whole Blood % 764-1 Neuts Band Fr Bld Manual
19C Neutrophils Band Whole Blood 10^9 cells/uL 26507-4 Neuts Band # Bld
19D Neutrophils Band Whole Blood 10^9 cells/uL 30229-9 Neuts Band # Bld Auto
19E Neutrophils Band Whole Blood 10^9 cells/uL 763-3 Neuts Band # Bld Manual
20 O2 Saturation Arterial Arterial Blood % 2708-6 O2 % BldA
21 Partial Thromboplastin Time Platelet Poor Plasma sec 14979-9 aPTT PPP Qn
22 pCO2 Arterial Arterial Blood mmHg 2019-8 pCO2 BldA Qn
23 pH Arterial Arterial Blood none 2744-1 pH BldA-sCnc
24 Platelet Count Whole Blood 10^9 cells/uL 26515-7 Platelet # Bld
24A Platelet Count Whole Blood 10^9 cells/uL 777-3 Platelet # Bld Auto
24B Platelet Count Whole Blood 10^9 cells/uL 778-1 Platelet # Bld Manual
25 pO2 Arterial Arterial Blood mmHg 2703-7 pO2 BldA Qn
26 Potassium Serum / Plasma mEq/L = mmol/L 2823-3 Potassium SerPl-sCnc
26A Potassium Whole Blood mEq/L = mmol/L 6298-4 Potassium Bld-sCnc
27 Prothrombin Time Platelet Poor Plasma sec 5902-2 PT PPP Qn
28 Sodium Serum / Plasma mEq/L = mmol/L 2951-2 Sodium SerPl-sCnc
28A Sodium Whole Blood mEq/L = mmol/L 2947-0 Sodium Bld-sCnc
29 Troponin I Serum / Plasma ng/ml = ug/L 10839-9 Troponin I SerPl-mCnc
29A Troponin I Whole Blood ng/ml = ug/L 42757-5 Troponin I Bld-mCnc
30 Troponin T Blood ng/ml = ug/L 48425-3 Troponin T Bld-mCnc
30A Troponin T Serum / Plasma ng/ml = ug/L 6598-7 Troponin T SerPl-mCnc
31 Urea Nitrogen Blood (BUN) Serum / Plasma mg/dL 3094-0 BUN SerPl-mCnc
31A Urea Nitrogen Blood (BUN) Serum / Plasma mmol/L 14937-7 BUN SerPl-sCnc
32 White Blood Count Whole Blood 10^9 cells/uL 26464-8 WBC # Bld
32A White Blood Count Whole Blood 10^9 cells/uL 6690-2 WBC # Bld Auto
32B White Blood Count Whole Blood 10^9 cells/uL 804-5 WBC # Bld Manual
* LOINC codes available as of Version 2.40
Internet Citation: Lab TESTS Desired for AHRQ PROJECT. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). September 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/mn13.jsp.
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