LOINC Code 48544-1: Geriatric depression scale (GDS) total
48544-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Geriatric depression scale (GDS) total 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 Geriatric depression scale total. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 Geriatric depression scale total. 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
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Geriatric depression scale (GDS) total
- Geriatric depression scale total
- Cummulative score of answers to 30 questions is rated on a scoring grid. The grid sets a range of 0-9 as "normal", 10-19 as "midly depressed", and 10-30 as "severely depressed".
- GDS Survey; Geriatric Depression Scale; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Scale; Scre; Survey; Tot; Totl
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.
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