LOINC Code 15320-5: Testis - right Volume by derived by automated ultrasound testing (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 Testis.right.

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.AUT

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Testis - right Volume by derived by automated ultrasound testing (US)
• Volume
• This method estimates volume by automatically performing simulated planimetry. The estimation is based on the convex outlines of two orthogonal sections, transverse and longitudinal. Units in cm3.
• Automated Ultrasound Testing; by AUT; der US; Echography; Genitourinary; GU; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; R; Random; RT; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Testis-R; 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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