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LOINC Code 46624-3: Interacts appropriately with the general public [RFC]

46624-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Interacts appropriately with the general public [RFC] 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 Interacts appropriately with the general public. 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 Interacts appropriately with the general public. 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: RFC assessment

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Interacts appropriately with the general public [RFC]
  • Interacts appropriately with the general public
  • Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Residual Functional Capacity; RFCA; Screen; Survey; Survey.RFC

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

Interacts appropriately with the general public [RFC]Interacts appropriately with the general publicSURVEY.RFCFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code46624-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameInteracts appropriately with the general public [RFC]
DescriptionInteracts appropriately with the general public
ComponentInteracts appropriately with the general public
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodRFC assessment
ClassSURVEY.RFC
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.19
Last changed2.44

Part names

Interacts appropriately with the general publicFindPt^PatientOrdRFC assessmentFindingPoint in time (spot)

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