What does this LOINC code represent?

This LOINC code identifies a lab observation, measurement, question, or clinical concept in a standardized format.

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LOINC

LOINC Code 64262-9: How many times have you been treated with steroid pills or injections, such as prednisone or solumedrol, for a chest illness [PhenX]

Name: LOINC Code 64262-9: How many times have you been treated with steroid pills or injections, such as prednisone or solumedrol, for a chest illness [PhenX]
Creator: HealthAssure Clinical Team
Published: 2026-05-21T08:59:43.949Z

64262-9 is a LOINC code used to identify How many times have you been treated with steroid pills or injections, such as prednisone or solumedrol, for a chest illness [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 times have you been treated with steroid pills or injections, such as predniSONE or solumedrol, for a chest illness. 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 times have you been treated with steroid pills or injections, such as predniSONE or solumedrol, for a chest illness. 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 many times have you been treated with steroid pills or injections, such as prednisone or solumedrol, for a chest illness [PhenX]
How many times have you been treated with steroid pills or injections, such as predniSONE or solumedrol, for a chest illness
Arterial Stenosis; C254; Cnt; Cortan; Count; Deltasone; Hx steroid tx chest; Liquid Pred; Meticorten; Number; Orasone; Panasol-S; Point in time; Prednicen-M; 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 times have you been treated with steroid pills or injections, such as prednisone or solumedrol, for a chest illness [PhenX]Hx steroid tx chest PhenXHow many times have you been treated with steroid pills or injections, such as predniSONE or solumedrol, for a chest illnessPHENXNumPt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code64262-9

SystemLOINC

Display nameHow many times have you been treated with steroid pills or injections, such as prednisone or solumedrol, for a chest illness [PhenX]

DescriptionHow many times have you been treated with steroid pills or injections, such as predniSONE or solumedrol, for a chest illness

Short nameHx steroid tx chest PhenX

ComponentHow many times have you been treated with steroid pills or injections, such as predniSONE or solumedrol, for a chest illness

PropertyNum

TimingPt

System (specimen)^Patient

ScaleQn

MethodPhenX

ClassPHENX

Example units#

StatusTRIAL

Flags

BillableNo

Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC

Version2.82

Releasemain

First released2.36

Last changed2.65

Part names

How many times have you been treated with steroid pills or injections, such as predniSONE or solumedrol, for a chest illnessNumPt^PatientQnPhenXNumber (count)Point in time (spot)

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