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Laboratory Test code table

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Laboratory Test code table
Laboratory Test code Laboratory Test type Laboratory Test description Laboratory Test type name
BA1 BA Cortisol, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, ADRENAL TESTS
BA2 BA Cortisol, (stimulation or suppression tests) BIOCHEMISTRY, ADRENAL TESTS
BA3 BA Catecholamines, 24 hr urine BIOCHEMISTRY, ADRENAL TESTS
BA4 BA Vanilylmandelic acid, 24 hr urine BIOCHEMISTRY, ADRENAL TESTS
BA5 BA Urine free cortisol BIOCHEMISTRY, ADRENAL TESTS
BE1 BE Sodium, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROLYTE TESTS
BE2 BE Potassium, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROLYTE TESTS
BE3 BE Sodium and potassium, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROLYTE TESTS
BE4 BE Chloride, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROLYTE TESTS
BE5 BE Sodium, 24 hr urine BIOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROLYTE TESTS
BE6 BE Potassium, 24 hr urine BIOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROLYTE TESTS
BE7 BE Sodium and potassium 24 hr urine BIOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROLYTE TESTS
BE8 BE Calcium, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROLYTE TESTS
BE9 BE Calcium 24 hr urine BIOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROLYTE TESTS
BEA BE Phosphate, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROLYTE TESTS
BEB BE Magnesium, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROLYTE TESTS
BEC BE Magnesium, urine BIOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROLYTE TESTS
BF1 BF Faecal occult blood, human haemoglobin specific BIOCHEMISTRY, FAECES TESTS
BF2 BF Faecal fat (quantitative) BIOCHEMISTRY, FAECES TESTS
BF5 BF Faecal reducing substances BIOCHEMISTRY, FAECES TESTS
BG1 BG Fructosamine BIOCHEMISTRY, GLUCOSE TESTS
BG2 BG Glycosylated haemoglobin BIOCHEMISTRY, GLUCOSE TESTS
BG3 BG Glucose Tolerance Test standard BIOCHEMISTRY, GLUCOSE TESTS
BG4 BG Glucose Tolerance Test post-polycose BIOCHEMISTRY, GLUCOSE TESTS
BG5 BG Serum glucose BIOCHEMISTRY, GLUCOSE TESTS
BH1 BH Ferritin, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, HAEMOPOITEIC TESTS
BH2 BH Transferrin, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, HAEMOPOITEIC TESTS
BH3 BH Iron binding capacity, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, HAEMOPOITEIC TESTS
BH4 BH Iron, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, HAEMOPOITEIC TESTS
BH7 BH Folate, red cell BIOCHEMISTRY, HAEMOPOITEIC TESTS
BH8 BH Folate plus Vitamin B12, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, HAEMOPOITEIC TESTS
BL1 BL Cholesterol total, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, LIPID TESTS
BL3 BL Triglycerides, fasting only BIOCHEMISTRY, LIPID TESTS
BL4 BL Fasting lipid group test BIOCHEMISTRY, LIPID TESTS
BL5 BL Lipoproteins, electrophoresis, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, LIPID TESTS
BM1 BM Digoxin BIOCHEMISTRY, MONITORING TESTS FOR DRUGS
BM2 BM Lithium BIOCHEMISTRY, MONITORING TESTS FOR DRUGS
BM3 BM Antiepileptics BIOCHEMISTRY, MONITORING TESTS FOR DRUGS
BM4 BM Theophylline BIOCHEMISTRY, MONITORING TESTS FOR DRUGS
BP1 BP Proteins total, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, PROTEIN TESTS
BP2 BP Albumin, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, PROTEIN TESTS
BP3 BP Protein electrophoretic pattern, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, PROTEIN TESTS
BP4 BP Electrophoresis concentrated urine BIOCHEMISTRY, PROTEIN TESTS
BP5 BP Immunoglobulins (IgA, IgE, IgG, or IgM) BIOCHEMISTRY, PROTEIN TESTS
BP6 BP Paraprotein Identification BIOCHEMISTRY, PROTEIN TESTS
BP7 BP Proteins, 24 hr urine BIOCHEMISTRY, PROTEIN TESTS
BP8 BP Microalbumin, early morning urine BIOCHEMISTRY, PROTEIN TESTS
BR1 BR Creatinine, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, RENAL TESTS
BR2 BR Urea, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, RENAL TESTS
BR3 BR Urate or uric acid, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, RENAL TESTS
BR5 BR Urinary calculus analysis BIOCHEMISTRY, RENAL TESTS
BR8 BR Creatinine, 24 hr urine BIOCHEMISTRY, RENAL TESTS
BR9 BR Creatinine clearance test BIOCHEMISTRY, RENAL TESTS
BED BS Bicarbonate or Total CO2, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, BLOOD GAS ASSAYS
BS2 BS pH, pO2, and pCO2 BIOCHEMISTRY, BLOOD GAS ASSAYS
BT1 BT Thyroid stimulating hormone, serum (TSH) BIOCHEMISTRY, THYROID TESTS
BT2 BT Free thyroxine index or free T4 BIOCHEMISTRY, THYROID TESTS
BT3 BT Serum free T3 BIOCHEMISTRY, THYROID TESTS
BU1 BU Hydroxy-indoleacetic acetic acid (serotonin) BIOCHEMISTRY, UNCATEGORISED TESTS
BV1 BV Bilirubin total, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, LIVER TESTS
BV2 BV Bilirubin total, conjugated and unconjugated serum BIOCHEMISTRY, LIVER TESTS
BV4 BV Alcohol, diagnostic purposes only BIOCHEMISTRY, LIVER TESTS
BV9 BV Liver function group BIOCHEMISTRY, LIVER TESTS
BX1 BX Progesterone, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM TESTS
BX2 BX Chorionic gonadotrophin qualitative plus quantitative (HCG) BIOCHEMISTRY, REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM TESTS
BX3 BX Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) BIOCHEMISTRY, REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM TESTS
BX4 BX Luteinising hormone (LH) BIOCHEMISTRY, REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM TESTS
BX5 BX Oestradiol, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM TESTS
BX7 BX Prolactin, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM TESTS
BZ1 BZ Amylase BIOCHEMISTRY, ENZYME TESTS
BZ2 BZ Asparate amino transferase, serum - AST BIOCHEMISTRY, ENZYME TESTS
BZ3 BZ Creatine kinase, serum (CK) BIOCHEMISTRY, ENZYME TESTS
BZ4 BZ Acid phosphatase, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, ENZYME TESTS
BZ5 BZ Alkaline phosphatase, serum BIOCHEMISTRY, ENZYME TESTS
BZ6 BZ Gamma glutamyl transferase, serum (GGT) BIOCHEMISTRY, ENZYME TESTS
BZ7 BZ Myocardial screen BIOCHEMISTRY, ENZYME TESTS
BZ8 BZ Alanine transaminase - ALT BIOCHEMISTRY, ENZYME TESTS
BZ9 BZ Other enzymes where specifically requested BIOCHEMISTRY, ENZYME TESTS
BZP BZ Acid phosphatase BIOCHEMISTRY, ENZYME TESTS
C10 C Cytological examination of cervical smears (per accession) CYTOLOGY AND MORBID HISTOLOGY
C20 C Cytological examination of smears from other sites (per accession) CYTOLOGY AND MORBID HISTOLOGY
C30 C Cytological urgent examination of smear taken during surgery, extra CYTOLOGY AND MORBID HISTOLOGY
C40 C Cytological examination of fine needle aspiration taken and examined by Pathologist CYTOLOGY AND MORBID HISTOLOGY
C50 C Histology (per accession) CYTOLOGY AND MORBID HISTOLOGY
C51 C Immunochemistry, first stain CYTOLOGY AND MORBID HISTOLOGY
C52 C Immunochemistry, subsequent stains (up to a maximum of 5 in total) CYTOLOGY AND MORBID HISTOLOGY
C53 C Immunocytochemistry, first stain CYTOLOGY AND MORBID HISTOLOGY
C54 C Immunocytochemistry, subsequent stains (up to a maximum of 5 in total) CYTOLOGY AND MORBID HISTOLOGY
C80 C Histology - frozen section during surgery, extra CYTOLOGY AND MORBID HISTOLOGY
D01 D Skin tests, immediate hypersensitivity DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D12 D Tuberculin skin test DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D14 D Other skin tests for cell mediated immunity DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D15 D Auto-immune disease, anti-nuclear antibody DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D16 D Auto-immune disease, anti-nuclear antibody titre DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D17 D Auto-immune disease, thyroid DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D19 D Autoantibodies, other DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D20 D Rheumatoid factor - Rose Waaler test DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D21 D C-reactive protein test DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D22 D Antistreptococcal antibodies DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D23 D Paul-Bunnell (or equivalent) DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D24 D Syphilis - VDRL or other reagin test DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D25 D Syphilis - specific antibody test DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D26 D Syphilis - confirmatory specific antibody test DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D31 D Hydatids antibody DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D32 D Leptospira agglutination screen test DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D33 D Leptospira specific antibody test DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D34 D Brucella antibodies DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D35 D Toxoplasma antibodies IgG DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D36 D Toxoplasma antibodies IgM DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D40 D Rubella antibodies - IgG DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D41 D Rubella antibodies - IgM DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D42 D Hepatitis B - (Anti HBs) antibody DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D43 D Hepatitis B - (HBsAg) surface antigen DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D44 D Hepatitis B (anti HBc) antibody DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D45 D Hepatitis B (HBe) e antigen DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D46 D Hepatitis A IgM antibody DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D47 D Hepatitis A IgG antibody DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D48 D Hepatitis C antibody DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D50 D Salmonella agglutination tests DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D60 D CM virus, specific antibody titre DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D61 D Epstein-Barr virus IgM antibody DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D62 D Epstein-Barr virus IgG antibody DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D70 D Chlamydia direct antigen test DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D71 D Rotavirus direct antigen test DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D72 D Herpes virus direct antigen test DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D73 D Giardia direct antigen test DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D80 D HIV Screen test DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
H01 H Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H03 H Bleeding time HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H04 H Thrombin time HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H05 H Clot retraction HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H06 H Plasma prothrombin ratio HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H07 H Partial thrombosplastin clotting time HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H08 H Fibrinogen (qualitative) HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H09 H Fibrinogen (quantitative) HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H10 H Coagulation factors individual assays HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H15 H Coagulation profile HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H19 H Red blood cell inclusion bodies HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H20 H Anti-human globulin test including Coombs test HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H22 H Lupus erythematosis cells (LE cells) HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H31 H Red blood cell fragility HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H32 H Red blood cell autohaemolysis HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H33 H Red cell or white cell enzyme HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H34 H Donath-Landsteiner reaction HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H40 H Haemoglobin pigments - qualitative HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H41 H Haemoglobin pigments - quantitative HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H50 H Bone marrow aspirate - (per site, not per slide) HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H60 H Blood grouping ABO group HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H61 H Blood grouping - Rhesus - group HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H62 H Blood grouping - Rhesus - titre HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H63 H Blood grouping - Rhesus - phenotyping HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
H64 H Blood grouping - ABO/ Rhesus group HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
M01 M Swab, skin/wound/pus MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M02 M Swab, throat MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M03 M Swab, ear MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M04 M Swab, nasal MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M05 M Swab, peri-anal MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M06 M Swab, vaginal MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M07 M Swab, cervical MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M08 M Swab, urethral MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M09 M Swab, eye MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M10 M Swab, rectal for sexually transmitted diseases MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M11 M Enteric pathogens (faeces or rectal swab) MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M15 M Ova and cysts MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M16 M Aspirates, culture and sensitivities MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M17 M Blood culture MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M18 M Sputum (excluding tuberculosis) MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M19 M Other, culture, sensitivities and identification MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M20 M Mycology - skin MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M21 M Film - examination for malaria, filaria, and/or gonococci MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M22 M Film (concentrated) examination for filaria MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M25 M Seminal fluid - fertility MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M26 M Seminal fluid - post vasectomy MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M30 M Tuberculosis - sputum MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M31 M Tuberculosis - gastric aspirate MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M32 M Tuberculosis - urine MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M33 M Tuberculosis - other sites MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
M40 M Urine culture - (with colony count, identification and sensitivities where indicated) MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
S01 S Complete blood count (CBC) OTHER GROUP TESTS
S02 S First antenatal group OTHER GROUP TESTS
S03 S Antenatal subsequent groups OTHER GROUP TESTS
S04 S Antenatal antibodies, including Coombs test OTHER GROUP TESTS
S05 S Neonatal group OTHER GROUP TESTS
BR0 BR Biochemistry - renal BIOCHEMISTRY, RENAL TESTS
BS0 BS Biochemistry - blood gases BIOCHEMISTRY, BLOOD GAS ASSAYS
BT0 BT Biochemistry - thyroid BIOCHEMISTRY, THYROID TESTS
1 BT Thyroid Stimulating hormone (serum) BIOCHEMISTRY, THYROID TESTS
BW0 B Biochemistry - whatever BIOCHEMISTRY TESTS
BW1 B Hydroxy-indoleacetic acid (serotonin) BIOCHEMISTRY TESTS
BX0 BX Biochemistry - reproductive BIOCHEMISTRY, REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM TESTS
BZ0 BZ Biochemistry - enzymes BIOCHEMISTRY, ENZYME TESTS
C00 C Cytology and morbid histology CYTOLOGY AND MORBID HISTOLOGY
D00 D Diagnostic immunological and serological tests DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
BP0 BP Biochemistry - proteins BIOCHEMISTRY, PROTEIN TESTS
H02 H Platelet count HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
BZ BZ Aspartate amino transferase (serum) BIOCHEMISTRY, ENZYME TESTS
M00 M Microbiology tests MICROBIOLOGY TESTS
S06 S Urinalysis screen tests OTHER GROUP TESTS
BE0 BE Biochemistry - electrolytes BIOCHEMISTRY, ELECTROLYTE TESTS
BF3 BF Occult Blood BIOCHEMISTRY, FAECES TESTS
BG0 BG Biochemistry - glucose BIOCHEMISTRY, GLUCOSE TESTS
BH5 BH Vitamin B12 (serum) BIOCHEMISTRY, HAEMOPOITEIC TESTS
BH6 BH Serum folate BIOCHEMISTRY, HAEMOPOITEIC TESTS
BL0 BL Biochemistry - lipids BIOCHEMISTRY, LIPID TESTS
B00 B Biochemistry tests BIOCHEMISTRY TESTS
BA0 BA Biochemistry - adrenal BIOCHEMISTRY, ADRENAL TESTS
BU0 BU Biochemistry uncategorised tests BIOCHEMISTRY, UNCATEGORISED TESTS
BF0 BF Biochemistry - faeces BIOCHEMISTRY, FAECES TESTS
XXX X Test for test BIOCHEMISTRY, FAECES TESTS
BS1 BS Bicarbonate or total CO2 (serum) BIOCHEMISTRY, BLOOD GAS ASSAYS
BV0 BV Biochemistry - liver BIOCHEMISTRY, LIVER TESTS
BH0 BH Biochemistry - haemopoietic BIOCHEMISTRY, HAEMOPOITEIC TESTS
H00 H Haematology HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
BM0 BM Biochemistry - monitoring drugs BIOCHEMISTRY, MONITORING TESTS FOR DRUGS
S00 S Screening tests OTHER GROUP TESTS
LH L   OTHER GROUP TESTS
D90 D Prostate Specific Antigen DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL &v SEROLOGICAL TESTS
D91 D Prostate Specific Antigen DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGICAL & SEROLOGICAL TESTS
BU2 BU Troponin T and Troponin I BIOCHEMISTRY, UNCATEGORISED TESTS
BX8 BX Serum Testosterone BIOCHEMISTRY, REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM TESTS
C49 C Histology (Levels 4 to 6) Waitemata Health only CYTOLOGY AND MORBID HISTOLOGY
H16 H Coagulation profile (Group H06 - H07 - S01) HAEMATOLOGY TESTS