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LOINC Code 55744-7: howRu

55744-7 is a LOINC code used to identify howRu 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 howRu panel. 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 howRu panel. 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: Order
  • Panel type: Panel
  • Method: R-Outcomes

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

howRu
howRu panel
howRu is a generic patient-reported outcomes instrument, designed to meet these requirements, and answer the central question³How are you today?² It has four dimensions, which reflect the presence or absence of what matters most to patients, in addition to survival: - Symptoms such as pain - includes discomfort such as breathlessness or nausea - Feeling low or worried - includes anxiety, depression and fatigue. - Limits to what you can do - includes physical incapacity, loss of memory, sight or hearing. - Dependence on others - reliance on other people or equipment. For each dimension, the patient picks one of four levels, indicated using a traffic-light metaphor with labels, colour, position and images. The four dimensions and four levels give 256 (44) different permutations, each of which represents a different health state. For data storage and analysis, each level is recorded on a 0-3 ordinal scale, with none = 3, slight = 2 quite a lot = 1, and extreme = 0. Higher score means better health. A simple aggregate howRU score is calculated by adding the scores for each dimension, giving a range from 12 (4 x none, ceiling) to 0 (4 x extreme, floor).
Pan; PANEL.SURVEY.R-OUTCOMES; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; R prime; Random; Right; Survey; SURVEY.R-OUTCOMES

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

howRuhowRu panelPANEL.SURVEY.R-OUTCOMES-Pt^PatientR-Outcomes

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code55744-7
SystemLOINC
Display namehowRu
DescriptionhowRu panel
ComponenthowRu panel
Property-
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
Scale-
MethodR-Outcomes
ClassPANEL.SURVEY.R-OUTCOMES
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationOrder

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.27
Last changed2.71

Part names

howRu panel-Pt^PatientR-OutcomesPoint in time (spot)

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