---
type: "valueset"
title: "LDL Codes"
valueset: "lipid-ldl-codes"
---
# LDL Codes

- **Official URL**: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/lipid-ldl-codes
- **Version**: 6.0.0
- **Status**: draft
- **Name**: LDLCodes
- **Title**: LDL Codes
- **Publisher**: HL7 (FHIR Project)
- **Description**: LDL Cholesterol codes - measured or calculated

## Content (Compose)

- **System**: http://loinc.org | **Concepts**: 18262-6, 13457-7

## ValueSet XML



```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="lipid-ldl-codes"/>
  <meta>
    
  </meta>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="oo"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/lipid-ldl-codes"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.3211"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="6.0.0"/>
  <name value="LDLCodes"/>
  <title value="LDL Codes"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2015-06-23T10:59:44+10:00"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="LDL Cholesterol codes - measured or calculated"/>
  <copyright value="This content from LOINC© is copyright © 1995 Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and the LOINC Committee, and available at no cost under the license at http://loinc.org/terms-of-use."/>
  <compose>
    <include>
      <system value="http://loinc.org"/>
      <concept>
        <code value="18262-6"/>
        <display value="LDL Cholesterol (Assay)"/>
        <designation>
          <use>
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
            <code value="900000000000003001"/>
            <display value="Fully specified name"/>
          </use>
          <value value="Cholesterol in LDL [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma by Direct assay"/>
        </designation>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="13457-7"/>
        <display value="Cholesterol in LDL [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma by calculation"/>
        <designation>
          <use>
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
            <code value="900000000000003001"/>
            <display value="Fully specified name"/>
          </use>
          <value value="Cholesterol in LDL [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma by calculation"/>
        </designation>
      </concept>
    </include>
  </compose>
</ValueSet>
```