LOINC Code 72331-2: Anucleated bodies/Round cells Manual cnt (Prost fld)

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 Anucleated bodies/Round cells. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Prostatic fld.

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: Manual count

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Anucleated bodies/Round cells in Prostatic fluid by Manual count
• Anucleated bodies/Round cells
• Using light microscopy, semen and prostatic fluid often contains 'anucleate bodies', sometimes as the most prevalent non-sperm component of semen. The anucleate bodies are generally considered a biproduct of spermatogenesis, resulting from the shedding of excess cytoplasm by spermatozoa.
• Anuc bdy; bod; Body; Cell; Cellularity; EPS; expressed prostatic secretion; FERTILITY TESTING; Genitourinary; GU; Manl; Number fraction; Percent; Point in time; Prost; Prost fld; Prostate; Prostate secretion; Prostati; Prostatic secretion; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Rnd cells; Unnucleated; 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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