LOINC

LOINC Code 63994-8: How long did you wear fixed braces on your teeth [PhenX]

63994-8 is a LOINC code used to identify How long did you wear fixed braces on your teeth [PhenX] 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 How long did you wear fixed braces on your teeth. 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 How long did you wear fixed braces on your teeth. 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
  • Method: PhenX

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • How long did you wear fixed braces on your teeth [PhenX]
  • How long did you wear fixed braces on your teeth
  • Fixed braces on teeth duration; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; 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.

Common synonyms

How long did you wear fixed braces on your teeth [PhenX]Fixed braces on teeth duration PhenXHow long did you wear fixed braces on your teethPHENXTimePt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code63994-8
SystemLOINC
Display nameHow long did you wear fixed braces on your teeth [PhenX]
DescriptionHow long did you wear fixed braces on your teeth
Short nameFixed braces on teeth duration PhenX
ComponentHow long did you wear fixed braces on your teeth
PropertyTime
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodPhenX
ClassPHENX
Example unitsmo
StatusTRIAL

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.36
Last changed2.65

Part names

How long did you wear fixed braces on your teethTimePt^PatientQnPhenXTime (e.g. seconds)Point in time (spot)

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