LOINC Code 63927-8: During the past 12 months, did any doctor, dentist, nurse, or any other health professional advise you to quit smoking [PLCO]

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 During the past 12Mo, did any doctor, dentist, nurse, or any other health professional advise you to quit smoking. 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: PLCO

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• During the past 12 months, did any doctor, dentist, nurse, or any other health professional advise you to quit smoking [PLCO]
• During the past 12Mo, did any doctor, dentist, nurse, or any other health professional advise you to quit smoking
• 1 year; 12Mos; Finding; Findings; Last; nursing; Ordinal; Othr; PhenX; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Quit smoking profess advise; 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.

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