LOINC Code 62505-3: PhenX - substance - lifetime use protocol 031101
62505-3 is a LOINC code used to identify PhenX - substance - lifetime use protocol 031101 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 PhenX - substance - lifetime use protocol 031101. 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 PhenX - substance - lifetime use protocol 031101. 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: DISCOURAGED
- Panel type: Panel
- Method: PhenX
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- PhenX - substance - lifetime use protocol 031101
- Measurement of respondent's lifetime use of illicit and prescribed substances. Respondents will answer yes or no to the following list of drugs. If he or she indicates that he or she has used a specific drug (even experimentally), the interviewer will query for the specific drug(s) used. Note that the protocol specified below has been adapted so that the names of the drug categories are listed as noted in Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) survey (see Source below). In Wave 1, each drug category was phonetically spelled out for the interviewer.
- Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Subs
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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