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LOINC Code 10317-6: Urine tube Vendor serial number

10317-6 is a LOINC code used to identify Urine tube Vendor serial number in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Vendor serial number. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Urine tube.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Vendor serial number. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Urine tube.

When is it used?

  • Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
  • May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
  • Status: ACTIVE

What it does not mean

  • The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

  • Urine tube Vendor serial number
  • Vendor serial number
  • Ident; Identifier; IO; IO.TUBE; No; Nominal; Num; Point in time; Random; Serial #; Tub; Tube, unspecified; UA; UR; Urn

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

Common synonyms

Urine tube Vendor serial numberSerial # Urine tubeVendor serial numberIO.TUBEIDPtUrine tube

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code10317-6
SystemLOINC
Display nameUrine tube Vendor serial number
DescriptionVendor serial number
Short nameSerial # Urine tube
ComponentVendor serial number
PropertyID
TimingPt
System (specimen)Urine tube
ScaleNom
ClassIO.TUBE
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released1.0i
Last changed2.29

Part names

Vendor serial numberIDPtUrine tubeNomIdentifierPoint in time (spot)

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