CP-1892 Correct code meanings for body surface area codes Status Final Text Date of Last Update 2019/11/08 Person Assigned David Clunie Submitter Name Wim Corbijn van Willenswaard Submission Date 2019/02/14 Correction Number CP-1892 Log Summary: Correct code meanings for body surface area codes. Name of Standard PS3.16 2019d Rationale for Correction: The code meanings contain spurious spaces, inconsistent use of multiplier symbol (*, sometimes elided), and in some cases are inconsistent with their definitions. Correction Wording: <informaltable rules="all" frame="box"> <tr> <td> <para><emphasis role="italic">Amend DICOM PS3.16 as follows (changes to existing text are bold and <emphasis role="bold"><emphasis role="underline">underlined</emphasis></emphasis> for additions and <emphasis role="bold"><emphasis role="strikethrough">struckthrough</emphasis></emphasis> for removals):</emphasis></para> </td> </tr> </informaltable> <section label="CID 3663" status="3" xml:id="sect_CID_3663"> <title>Body Surface Area Equations Resources: HTML | FHIR JSON | FHIR XML | IHE SVS XML Type: Extensible Version: 20100609 UID: 1.2.840.10008.6.1.180
Body Surface Area Equations
Coding Scheme Designator Code Value Code Meaning
DCM 122240 BSA = 0.003207*WT^(0.7285-0.0188 *log (WT)) *HT^0.3
DCM 122241 BSA = 0.007184*WT^ 0.425*HT^0.725
DCM 122242 BSA = 0.0235*WT^0.51456*HTcm^ 0.42246
DCM 122243 BSA = 0.024265*WT^0.5378*HTcm^0.3964
DCM 122244 BSA = (HT * WT/36) ^0.5
DCM 122245 BSA = 1321+0.3433*WT
DCM 122246 BSA = 0.0004688*WT^(0.8168-0.0154*log(WT))
DCM 122266 BSA = 0.007358*WT^ 0.425*HT^0.725
DCM 122267 BSA = 0.010265*WT^ 0.423*HT^0.651
DCM 122268 BSA = 0.008883*WT^ 0.444*HT^0.663
DCM 122269 BSA = 0.038189*WT^ 0.423*HT^0.362
DCM 122270 BSA = 0.009568*WT^ 0.473*HT^0.655
DICOM Controlled Terminology Definitions (Normative) This Annex specifies the meanings of codes defined in DICOM, either explicitly or by reference to another part of DICOM or an external reference document or standard. The contents of this table are available in OWL format at and in Bioportal.
DICOM Controlled Terminology Definitions (Coding Scheme Designator "DCM" Coding Scheme Version "01")
Code Value Code Meaning Definition Notes
122240 BSA = 0.003.207*WT^(0.7285-0.0188 *log (WT)) *HT^0.3 Body Surface Area computed from patient height and weight: BSA = 0.003.207*WT[g]^(0.7285-0.0188 *log (WT[g])) *HT[cm] ^ 0.3 [Boyd E, The growth of the surface area of the human body. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1935, eq. (36) ].
122241 BSA = 0.007184*WT^ 0.425*HT^0.725 Body Surface Area computed from patient height and weight: BSA = 0.007184* WT[kg] ^ 0.425*HT[cm] ^ 0.725 [Dubois and Dubois, Arch Int Med 1916 17:863-71].
122242 BSA = 0.0235*WT^0.51456*HT^ 0.42246 Body Surface Area computed from patient height and weight: BSA = 0.0235* WT[kg] ^0.51456*HT[cm]^ 0.42246 [Gehan EA, George SL, 'Estimation of human body surface area from height and weight', Cancer Chemother Rep 1970 54:225-35].
122243 BSA = 0.024265*WT^0.5378*HT^0.3964 Body Surface Area computed from patient height and weight: BSA = 0.024265 * WT[kg] ^ 0.5378 * HT[cm] ^ 0.3964 [Haycock G.B., Schwartz G.J., Wisotsky D.H. 'Geometric method for measuring body surface area: A height weight formula validated in infants, children and adults.' The Journal of Pediatrics 1978 93:1:62-66].
122244 BSA = (HT * WT/36) ^0.5 Body Surface Area computed from patient height and weight: BSA = (HT[m] * WT[kg] / 36) ^ 0.5 [Mosteller, R.D. 'Simplified Calculation of Body Surface Area.' N Engl J Med 1987 Oct 22;317(17):1098].
122245 BSA = 1321+0.3433*WT Body Surface Area computed from patient weight:BSA = 1321 + 0.3433 * WT[kg] (for pediatrics 3-30 kg) [Current, J.D. 'A Linear Equation For Estimating The Body Surface Area In Infants And Children', The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology. 1998. 2:2].
122246 BSA = 0.0004688 * WT ^ (0.8168 - 0.0154 * log(WT)) BSA = 0.0004688 * (1000 * WT) ^ (0.8168 - 0.0154 * log(1000 * WT)) Where (WT is weight in kilogram) Units = m2 Boyd, Edith. The Growth of the Surface Area of the Human Body(originally published in 1935 by the University of Minnesota Press), Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 1975, p. 102.Equation (35).
122266 BSA = 0.007358 * WT ^ 0.425 * HT ^ 0.725 Body Surface Area computed from patient height and weight: BSA = 0.007358 * WT[kg] ^ 0.425 * HT[cm] ^ 0.725 (for East Asian adult, aged 15+ years) [Kanai Izumi, Masamitsu Kanai, 'Clinical examination method summary'].
122267 BSA = 0.010265 * WT ^ 0.423 * HT ^ 0.651 Body Surface Area computed from patient height and weight: BSA = 0.010265 * WT[kg] ^ 0.423 * HT[cm] ^ 0.651 (For East Asian child aged 12-14 years).
122268 BSA = 0.008883 * WT ^ 0.444 * HT ^ 0.663 Body Surface Area computed from patient height and weight: BSA = 0.008883* WT[kg] ^ 0.444 * HT[cm] ^ 0.663 (For East Asian child aged 6-11 years).
122269 BSA = 0.038189 * WT ^ 0.423 * HT ^ 0.362 Body Surface Area computed from patient height and weight: BSA = 0.038189 * WT[kg] ^ 0.423 * HT[cm] ^ 0.362 (For East Asian child aged 1-5 years).
122270 BSA = 0.009568 * WT ^ 0.473 * HT ^ 0.655 Body Surface Area computed from patient height and weight: BSA = 0.009568* WT[kg] ^ 0.473 * HT[cm] ^ 0.655 (For East Asian child aged 0-12 months).