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LOINC Code 57696-7: Pain severity FPS-R

57696-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Pain severity FPS-R 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 Pain severity. 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 Pain severity. 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: Reported.FPS-R

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Pain severity FPS-R
Pain severity
The Faces Pain Scale - Revised (FPS-R) is a scale for measuring pain intensity in children by self-report. The FPS-R was adapted from the Faces Pain Scale (Bieri et al 1990) to allow scoring on a 0 to 10 scale. Scoring InstructionsIn the following instructions, say "hurt" or "pain," whichever seems right for a particular child. "These faces show how much something can hurt. This face [point to left-most face] shows no pain. The faces show more and more pain [point to each from left to right] up to this one [point to right-most face] - it shows very much pain. Point to the face that shows how much you hurt [right now]." Score the chosen face 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10, counting left to right, so '0' = 'no pain' and '10' = 'very much pain.' Do not use words like 'happy' and 'sad'. This scale is intended to measure how children feel inside, not how their face looks
Faces Pain Scale - Revised; Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Ordinal; P prime; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; R prime; Random; Right; Screen

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

Pain severity FPS-RPain severityH&P.HXFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code57696-7
SystemLOINC
Display namePain severity FPS-R
DescriptionPain severity
Short namePain severity FPS-R
ComponentPain severity
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodReported.FPS-R
ClassH&P.HX
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.29
Last changed2.50

Part names

Pain severityFindPt^PatientOrdReported.FPS-RFindingPoint in time (spot)

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