LOINC Code 63856-9: About how many of these ultraviolet light exposures have you gotten in your life [NHL]

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 About how many of these ultraviolet light exposures have you gotten in your life. 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: NHL

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• About how many of these ultraviolet light exposures have you gotten in your life [NHL]
• About how many of these ultraviolet light exposures have you gotten in your life
• Finding; Findings; Ordinal; PhenX; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; UV exposure times exact; UV exposures times estimate

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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