Hello, I am looking for RSV-specific LOINC codes pertaining to sequencing and lineage by molecular genetics method but can’t seem to find any. Can you please point me to the right direction?
Hello Sepehr! Welcome to the Forum and thank you for the question. I searched by “RSV Sequencing” in search.loinc.org and didn’t come up with any qualifying codes. Searching for “RSV PCR” found 40 terms, but none that implied the full lineage was being reported. I then searched by “class:micro sequencing” and found a variety of 126 terms that we can model a new term from. There is a generic Viral Sequencing term on Serum, but you didn’t indicate the specimen or system.
LOINC grows by donations of term descriptions by volunteers. You can find a basic submission template at Submissions – LOINC and scrolling to very bottom of the page. Message me to help you complete the request.
All the Best,
Pam Banning
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Greetings Pam. Thank you for your response. The specimen/systme would be agnositic, similar to the COVID-19 genetic sequencing tests, 94764-8 (system is isolate/specimen) and 96895-8 (system is XXX).
Best regards,
Sepehr