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LOINC Code 64218-1: How many cigarettes do you smoke per day now [PhenX]

64218-1 is a LOINC code used to identify How many cigarettes do you smoke per day now [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 many cigarettes do you smoke per D now. 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 many cigarettes do you smoke per D now. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • How many cigarettes do you smoke per day now [PhenX]
  • How many cigarettes do you smoke per D now
  • Cigarettes quant D now; Count/time; Dextro; nRate; Number rate; Number Rate = Count/Time; PhenX; 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 many cigarettes do you smoke per day now [PhenX]Cigarettes quant D now nRate PhenXHow many cigarettes do you smoke per D nowPHENXNRatPt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code64218-1
SystemLOINC
Display nameHow many cigarettes do you smoke per day now [PhenX]
DescriptionHow many cigarettes do you smoke per D now
Short nameCigarettes quant D now nRate PhenX
ComponentHow many cigarettes do you smoke per D now
PropertyNRat
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
ClassPHENX
Example units/d
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.36
Last changed2.73

Part names

How many cigarettes do you smoke per D nowNRatPt^PatientQnHow many cigarettes do you smoke per day nowNumber RatePoint in time (spot)

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