List of medical tests
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A medical test is a medical procedure performed to detect, diagnose, or monitor diseases, disease processes, susceptibility, or to determine a course of treatment. The tests are classified by speciality field, conveying in which ward of a hospital or by which specialist doctor these tests are usually performed.
The ICD-10-CM is generally the most widely used standard by insurance companies and hospitals who have to communicate with one another, for giving an overview of medical tests and procedures. It has over 70,000 codes. This list is not exhaustive but might be useful as a guide, even though it is not yet categorized consistently and only partly sortable.
The list
Where available ICD-11, where not ICD-10 codes are listed.
Dermatology
skin allergy test
skin biopsy
Ear, Nose and Throat
hearing test
laryngoscopy
vestibular tests
electronystagmography (ENG)
videonystagmography (VNG)
Alternative list for Ear, Nose and Throat
Gastrointestinal
capsule endoscopy
coloscopy
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
esophageal motility study
esophageal pH monitoring
liver biopsy
Alternative list Gastrointestinal
Hematology
bone marrow examination
Laboratory
biochemistry
Arterial blood gas (ABG)
Complete blood count (CBC)
Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) (including CHEM-7)
coagulation tests
C-reactive protein
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
FibroTest
urea breath test
urinalysis
Agostini's reaction
cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics
Genetic testing
immunology
autoantibodies
microbiology
blood culture
mantoux test
sputum culture
stool culture
urine culture
Where available ICD-11, where not ICD-10 codes are listed.
See also: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Blood_tests
and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_test,
Agostini's reaction is historical; exact ICD codes may vary.
Neurological
electroencephalogram
electromyography (EMG)
lumbar puncture
neuropsychological tests
Obstetric / Gynaecological
amniocentesis
colposcopy
mammography
hysteroscopy
laparoscopy
Smear tests such as Pap smears
Ocular
dilated fundus examination
multifocal electroretinography (mfERG)
optical coherence tomography (OCT)
visual field test
Pulmonary
polysomnography
pulmonary pletysmography
thoracentesis
Radiology
CT scan (B*2****)
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (B*3****)
nuclear medicine (C******)
positron-emission tomography (PET)
projectional radiography (B*0****)
ultrasonography (B*4****)
Alternative list formatting:
Radiology
Rheumatologic
arthroscopy
Urologic
cystoscopy
urodynamic testing
Feces
format - ( Normal Order Name; Designation in the laboratory; Laboratory)
Pancreatic elastase;Feces-Pancreatic elastase;Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory;
Adenovirus DNA PCR;Adenovirus DNA PCR - Feces; Clinical Microbiology Laboratory;
"Hemoglobin;F";Feces-Blood; Clinical biochemistry laboratory;
"Calprotectin;F";"Fecal Calprotectin;massfr."; Clinical biochemistry laboratory;
Worms, eggs and cysts (microscopy of formalin-ether concentrate);Worms, eggs and cysts (microscopy of formalin-ether concentrate); Clinical Microbiology Laboratory;
Larviculture (Strongyloides, hookworms);Larviculture (Strongyloides, hookworms); Clinical Microbiology Laboratory;
Clostridioides difficile;Clostridioides difficile DNA/RNA (PCR quicktest); Clinical Microbiology Laboratory;
Tarmpato e parasites;PCR (Tarmprotozoer); Clinical Microbiology Laboratory;
Diarrhea investigation;Diarrhea investigation; Clinical Microbiology Laboratory;
Alternative list Gastrointestinal stool and parasite tests
The following analyses (Normal Order Name; Designation in the laboratory; Laboratory) can be performed on fecal samples.
Ascites fluid
the following analysis of the format - ( Normal Order Name; Designation in the laboratory; Laboratory), can be performed on the sample material in the title of the heading above
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