LOINC Code 15324-7: Prostate specific Ag/Prostate volume calculated from planimetry

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/Prostate volume. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser+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: Calculated.PLN

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Prostate specific Ag/Prostate volume calculated from planimetry
• Prostate specific Ag/Prostate volume
• For this calculation, the PSA level is divided by the volume of the prostate (using PLN volume). Units is ng/ml * cm3.
• Antigen; Antigens; Both serum and prostatic fluid; Calc; Calculation; Genitourinary; GU; Kallikrein 3; P-30 antigen; PLN Calc; Point in time; Prost; Prostatic; PS; PSA; PSA density; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Ratios; Rto; Seminin; Serum; Spec; SR; Tumor marker; URO; UROLOGIC.ULTRASOUND; Urology; Vol

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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