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LOINC Code 45490-0: Cognitive skills for daily decision making [Minimum Data Set]

45490-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Cognitive skills for daily decision making [Minimum Data Set] 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 Cognitive skills for daily decision making. 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 Cognitive skills for daily decision making. 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: MDS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Cognitive skills for daily decision making [Minimum Data Set]
  • Cognitive skills for daily decision making
  • Decision-making; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.MDS

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

Cognitive skills for daily decision making [Minimum Data Set]Cognitive skills for daily decision makingSURVEY.MDSFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code45490-0
SystemLOINC
Display nameCognitive skills for daily decision making [Minimum Data Set]
DescriptionCognitive skills for daily decision making
ComponentCognitive skills for daily decision making
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodMDS
ClassSURVEY.MDS
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.17
Last changed2.50

Part names

Cognitive skills for daily decision makingFindPt^PatientOrdMDSFindingPoint in time (spot)Minimum Data Set

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