LOINC Code 54676-2: Being short-tempered, easily annoyed in last 2 weeks.frequency [Observed PHQ-9 CMS]

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 Being short-tempered, easily annoyed in last 2W.frequency. 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
• Method: Observed.PHQ-9.CMS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Being short-tempered, easily annoyed in last 2 weeks.frequency [Observed PHQ-9 CMS]
• Being short-tempered, easily annoyed in last 2W.frequency
• 14 days; 2 weeks; Finding; Findings; Mental health; MentalHealth; Ordinal; Past; Patient Health Questionnaire; PHQ9; Psych; Psychiatry; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Screen; Survey

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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