LOINC Code 15308-0: Prostate Volume by derived from height, width and length (US)

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 Volume. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Prostate.

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
• Order vs observation: Observation
• Method: US.derived.HWL

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Prostate Volume by derived from height, width and length (US)
• Volume
• Derived from measures of height, width and length of the prostate. These measurements must be made at right angles to each other. The factor (0.523) implies that the prostate have a true ellisoid shape. Units in cm3.
• der US; Echography; from HWL; Genitourinary; GU; Height Width Length; Point in time; Prost; Prostatic; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; ULS; Ultrasound; URO; UROLOGIC.ULTRASOUND; Urology; Vol; Volume

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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