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LOINC Codes for Laboratory Data in Enhanced Administrative Database

LOINC CODES FOR LABORATORY DATA IN ENHANCED ADMINISTRATIVE DATABASE

Test # Laboratory Test Name Specimen Type Units LOINC Code LOINC Name Comments
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 Whole Blood mEq/L 1922-4 Base Deficit BldA-sCnc  
5A Base Units Excess Whole Blood mEq/L 1925-7 Base Excess BldA-sCnc  
6 Bicarbonate Serum mEq/L = mmol/L 1963-8 HCO3 Ser-sCnc  
6A Bicarbonate Plasma mEq/L = mmol/L 1962-0 HCO3 Plas-sCnc  
6B Bicarbonate Arterial Whole Blood mEq/L = mmol/L 1960-4 HCO3 BldA-sCnc  
6C Bicarbonate Whole Blood mEq/L = mmol/L 1959-6 HCO3 Bld-sCnc If Venous or Unspecified  
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 Serum / Plasma mg/dL 17861-6 Calcium SerPl-mCnc  
8A Calcium Serum / Plasma mEq/L, mmol/L 2000-8 Calcium SerPl-sCnc  
8B Calcium Whole Blood mg/dL 49765-1 Calcium Bld-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 ng/mL 13969-1 CK MB SerPl-mCnc  
10A Creatine Kinase MB Serum / Plasma U/L 32673-6 CK MB SerPl-cCnc  
10B Creatine Kinase MB Whole Blood ng/mL 49551-5 CK MB Bld-mCnc  
10C 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 Serum / Plasma mg/dL 2345-7 Glucose SerPl-mCnc Random Sample
12A Glucose Serum / Plasma mmol/L 14749-6 Glucose SerPl-sCnc Random Sample
12B Glucose Serum / Plasma mg/dL 1558-6 Glucose p fast SerPl-mCnc Fasting Value
12C Glucose Serum / Plasma mmol/L 14771-0 Glucose p fast SerPl-sCnc Fasting Value
12D Glucose Whole Blood mg/dL 2339-0 Glucose Bld-mCnc Random Sample
12E Glucose Whole Blood mmol/L 15074-8 Glucose Bld-sCnc Random Sample
12F Glucose Capillary Blood mg/dL 32016-8 Glucose BldC-mCnc Random Sample
12G Glucose Capillary Blood mg/dL 1556-0 Glucose p fast BldC-mCnc Fasting Value
13 Hemoglobin Whole Blood g/dL 718-7 Hgb Bld-mCnc  
13A Hemoglobin Capillary Blood g/dL 30352-9 Hgb BldC-mCnc  
14 Inhaled oxygen n/a % 3150-0 Inhaled O2 % Qn FIO2 Concurrent with pO2 & with O2 Sat
14A Inhaled oxygen n/a L/min 3151-8 Inhaled O2 rate O2 Rate Concurrent with pO2 & with O2 Sat
15 INR Platelet Poor Plasma ratio 6301-6 INR PPP Qn  
15A Prothrombin Time Platelet Poor Plasma sec 5902-2 PT PPP Qn  
16 Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Serum / Plasma U/L 2532-0 LDH SerPl-cCnc  
17 Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) Platelet Poor Plasma sec 14979-9 aPTT PPP Qn  
18 pCO2 Arterial Arterial Blood mmHg 2019-8 pCO2 BldA Qn  
19 pH Arterial Arterial Blood none 2744-1 pH BldA-sCnc  
20 Platelet Count Whole Blood 10ˆ9 cells/uL 26515-7 Platelet # Bld Specify Method When Available
20A Platelet Count Whole Blood 10ˆ9 cells/uL 778-1 Platelet # Bld Manual  
20B Platelet Count Whole Blood 10ˆ9 cells/uL 777-3 Platelet # Bld Auto  
21 pO2 Arterial Arterial Blood mmHg 2703-7 pO2 BldA Qn With Concurrent FIO2 When Available
21A O2 Saturation Arterial Arterial Blood % 2708-6 O2 % BldA With Concurrent FIO2 When Available
22 Potassium Serum / Plasma mEq/L = mmol/L 2823-3 Potassium SerPl-sCnc  
22A Potassium Whole Blood mEq/L = mmol/L 6298-4 Potassium Bld-sCnc  
23 Sodium Serum / Plasma mEq/L = mmol/L 2951-2 Sodium SerPl-sCnc  
23A Sodium Whole Blood mEq/L = mmol/L 2947-0 Sodium Bld-sCnc  
24 Troponin I Serum / Plasma ng/ml = ug/L 10839-9 Troponin I SerPl-mCnc  
24A Troponin I Whole Blood ng/ml = ug/L 42757-5 Troponin I Bld-mCnc  
25 Urea Nitrogen Blood (BUN) Serum / Plasma mg/dL 3094-0 BUN SerPl-mCnc  
25A Urea Nitrogen Blood (BUN) Serum / Plasma mmol/L 14937-7 BUN SerPl-sCnc  
26 White Blood Count Whole Blood 10ˆ9 cells/uL 26464-8 WBC # Bld Specify Method When Available
26A White Blood Count Whole Blood 10ˆ9 cells/uL 804-5 WBC # Bld Manual  
26B White Blood Count Whole Blood 10ˆ9 cells/uL 6690-2 WBC # Bld Auto  

RANGE CHECKS FOR LABORATORY DATA

Test # Absolute Relative
Lower Bound Upper Bound Lower Bound Upper Bound
AST (U/L) n/a 20,000 n/a 2,000
Albumin (gm/dl) 0.5 12 1 6
Alk Phosphatase (U/L) n/a 5,000 n/a 2,000
Amylase (U/L) n/a 20,000 n/a 2,000
Bilirubin (total) [mg/dl] n/a 80 n/a 40
BUN (mg/dl) n/a 500 n/a 250
Calcium (mg/dl) 5 20 7 14
CPK (U/L) n/a 50,000 n/a 5,000
CPK-MB (ng/ml) n/a 5,000 n/a 500
Creatinine (mg/dl) n/a 50 0.5 25
Glucose (mg/dl) 10 2,500 30 1,000
LDH (U/L) n/a 10,000 n/a 2,000
Potassium (meq/L) 1 9 2 7
Sodium (meq/L) 100 200 110 175
Troponin I (ng/ml) n/a 50 n/a 20
O2 Saturation (%) 30% 100% 50% 100%
pCO2 (mm Hg) 10 100 20 70
pH 6.70 7.90 7.10 7.70
pO2 (mmHg) 20 1,000 30 600
Base Excess -50 50 -30 30
FIO2 20% 100% 20% 100%
Hemoglobin (gm/dl) 1 25 5 20
INR 0.5 20 0.8 10
PTT (sec) 10 150 20 100
Platelet Count (cells/ul) n/a 2,000,000 10,000 1,000,000
Prothrombin Time (sec) 5 200 8 100
WBC (cells/ul) n/a 500,000 1,000 100,000
Internet Citation: Appendix O-1. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). October 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/AppendixO_LabDataVariablesandRelevantRanges.jsp.
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