LOINC Code 24355-0: Urinalysis macroscopic panel (U)
24355-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Urinalysis macroscopic panel (U) 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 Urinalysis macroscopic panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Urine.
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 Urinalysis macroscopic panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Urine.
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
- Panel type: Panel
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Deprecated Urinalysis macroscopic panel in Urine
- Urinalysis macroscopic panel
- Most laboratories include color and clarity (and some times some other direct observations about the urine) as part of the dipstick exam and call it Urine macrocopic. In discussions with large laboratory systems we were encouraged to use the term macrocopic to refer to the dipstick plus the few direct observations. We re-named the dipstick panel to "Macrocopic (DipStick)" to follow the more traditional naming convention. To avoid any confusion we have set the Macroscopic to be avoided for mapping and ordering.
- Pan; PANEL.URINALYSIS; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; UA; UA Macroscopic Pnl; 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
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