LOINC Code 56065-6: Self-Reported Maximum Adult Height
56065-6 is a LOINC code used to identify Self-Reported Maximum Adult Height 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 Self-Reported Maximum Adult Height. 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 Self-Reported Maximum Adult Height. 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: TRIAL
- Panel type: Panel
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Self-Reported Maximum Adult Height
- Height is the distance from the top of the participant's head to the heels of his or her feet (i.e., the vertical length). This self-reported measure asks about current height at 25 years of age. Stature is an indicator of general body size and of bone length. This measure can also serve as a proxy for nutritional status. It is used to assess stature and estimate height loss in older adults (ages 50 years and older).
- Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; PhenX; Pnl; Point in time; Random
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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