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LOINC Code 39244-9: Patient drug or alcohol use CPHS

39244-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Patient drug or alcohol use CPHS 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 Patient drug or alcohol use. 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 Patient drug or alcohol use. 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
  • Method: CPHS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Patient drug or alcohol use CPHS
  • Patient drug or alcohol use
  • Alc; alcoholic; ATTACH; ATTACH.CPHS; Children's Preventative Health Service; Drugs; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen

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

Patient drug or alcohol use CPHSPatient drug or alcohol useATTACH.CPHSFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code39244-9
SystemLOINC
Display namePatient drug or alcohol use CPHS
DescriptionPatient drug or alcohol use
ComponentPatient drug or alcohol use
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodCPHS
ClassATTACH.CPHS
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.15
Last changed2.46

Part names

Patient drug or alcohol useFindPt^PatientOrdCPHSFindingPoint in time (spot)

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