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LOINC Code 65438-4: Did these thoughts keep coming back again and again into your mind no matter how hard you tried to resist, ignore, or get rid of them [CIDI-SF]

65438-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Did these thoughts keep coming back again and again into your mind no matter how hard you tried to resist, ignore, or get rid of them [CIDI-SF] 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 Did these thoughts keep coming back again and again into your mind no matter how hard you tried to resist, ignore, or get rid of them. 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 Did these thoughts keep coming back again and again into your mind no matter how hard you tried to resist, ignore, or get rid of them. 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: CIDI-SF

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Did these thoughts keep coming back again and again into your mind no matter how hard you tried to resist, ignore, or get rid of them [CIDI-SF]
  • Did these thoughts keep coming back again and again into your mind no matter how hard you tried to resist, ignore, or get rid of them
  • Finding; Findings; OCD thoughts coming back; 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

Did these thoughts keep coming back again and again into your mind no matter how hard you tried to resist, ignore, or get rid of them [CIDI-SF]OCD thoughts coming back CIDI-SFDid these thoughts keep coming back again and again into your mind no matter how hard you tried to resist, ignore, or get rid of themPHENXFindPt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code65438-4
SystemLOINC
Display nameDid these thoughts keep coming back again and again into your mind no matter how hard you tried to resist, ignore, or get rid of them [CIDI-SF]
DescriptionDid these thoughts keep coming back again and again into your mind no matter how hard you tried to resist, ignore, or get rid of them
Short nameOCD thoughts coming back CIDI-SF
ComponentDid these thoughts keep coming back again and again into your mind no matter how hard you tried to resist, ignore, or get rid of them
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodCIDI-SF
ClassPHENX
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Did these thoughts keep coming back again and again into your mind no matter how hard you tried to resist, ignore, or get rid of themFindPt^PatientOrdCIDI-SFFindingPoint in time (spot)

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