LOINC Code 84899-4: Other nodules greater than 10mm in diameter Ql (Prostate tumor)

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 Other nodules greater than 10mm in diameter. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Prostate tumor.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Other nodules greater than 10mm in diameter [Presence] in Prostate tumor
• Other nodules greater than 10mm in diameter
• The presence or absence of other nodules greater than 10 mm in diameter in addition to the dominant (largest) nodule in the prostate tumor. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Prostate Cancer (Radical Prostatectomy) Structured Reporting Protocol (2nd Edition, 2014) developed by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) for structured reporting of prostate cancer.
• Cancer; DIA; Diam; Ordinal; Other nodules >10mm diameter; Othr; Pathology; Point in time; PR; Prost; Prostatic; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; tumors; tumour; tumours

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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