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LOINC Code 65142-2: Has your child ever been diagnosed with hearing or visual difficulties [CAST]

65142-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Has your child ever been diagnosed with hearing or visual difficulties [CAST] 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 Has your child ever been diagnosed with hearing or visual difficulties. 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 Has your child ever been diagnosed with hearing or visual difficulties. 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: CAST

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Has your child ever been diagnosed with hearing or visual difficulties [CAST]
  • Has your child ever been diagnosed with hearing or visual difficulties
  • Dx hearing visual diff child; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; PhenX; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; 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.

Common synonyms

Has your child ever been diagnosed with hearing or visual difficulties [CAST]Dx hearing visual diff child CASTHas your child ever been diagnosed with hearing or visual difficultiesPHENXFindPt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code65142-2
SystemLOINC
Display nameHas your child ever been diagnosed with hearing or visual difficulties [CAST]
DescriptionHas your child ever been diagnosed with hearing or visual difficulties
Short nameDx hearing visual diff child CAST
ComponentHas your child ever been diagnosed with hearing or visual difficulties
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodCAST
ClassPHENX
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Has your child ever been diagnosed with hearing or visual difficultiesFindPt^PatientOrdCASTFindingPoint in time (spot)

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