LOINC Code 14120-0: Free PSA/Total PSA [Mass fraction]

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 Prostate specific Ag.free/Prostate specific Ag.total. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas.

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: DEPRECATED

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Deprecated Prostate Specific Ag Free/Prostate specific Ag.total in Serum or Plasma
• Prostate specific Ag.free/Prostate specific Ag.total
• Reported as % of total PSA; Free and total PSA measured in ng/ml
• Chemistry; fPSA; FR; Genitourinary; GU; Kallikrein 3; Mass fraction; Non-protein bound; Oncology; P-30 antigen; Percent; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; PS; PSA; PSA Free; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Seminin; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; Spec; SR; Tot; Totl; Tumor marker; URO; Urology

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.

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