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LOINC Code 105996-3: Spirit drinks per week

105996-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Spirit drinks per week 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 Spirit drinks per W. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Spirit drinks per W. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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

  • Spirit drinks per week
  • Spirit drinks per W
  • Cnt; Count; Number; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Spirit per wk

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

Spirit drinks per weekSpirit per wkSpirit drinks per WNUTRITION&DIETETICSNumPt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code105996-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameSpirit drinks per week
DescriptionSpirit drinks per W
Short nameSpirit per wk
ComponentSpirit drinks per W
PropertyNum
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
ClassNUTRITION&DIETETICS
Example units/wk
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.78
Last changed2.78

Part names

Spirit drinks per WNumPt^PatientQnSpirit drinks per weekNumber (count)Point in time (spot)

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