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LOINC Code 65927-6: How many times per week on average over the past 3 months have you used laxatives or diuretics to prevent weight gain or counteract the effects of eating [EDDS]

Name: LOINC Code 65927-6: How many times per week on average over the past 3 months have you used laxatives or diuretics to prevent weight gain or counteract the effects of eating [EDDS]
Creator: HealthAssure Clinical Team
Published: 2026-05-21T08:59:45.458Z

65927-6 is a LOINC code used to identify How many times per week on average over the past 3 months have you used laxatives or diuretics to prevent weight gain or counteract the effects of eating [EDDS] 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 per W on average over the past 3Mo have you used laxatives or diuretics to prevent weight gain or counteract the effects of eating. 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 per W on average over the past 3Mo have you used laxatives or diuretics to prevent weight gain or counteract the effects of eating. 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: EDDS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

How many times per week on average over the past 3 months have you used laxatives or diuretics to prevent weight gain or counteract the effects of eating [EDDS]
How many times per W on average over the past 3Mo have you used laxatives or diuretics to prevent weight gain or counteract the effects of eating
3 months; Count/time; diuretic; Last; Laxative; Laxative times / W; nRate; Number rate; Number Rate = Count/Time; PhenX; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Wt; Wt gain

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 per week on average over the past 3 months have you used laxatives or diuretics to prevent weight gain or counteract the effects of eating [EDDS]Laxative times / W EDDSHow many times per W on average over the past 3Mo have you used laxatives or diuretics to prevent weight gain or counteract the effects of eatingPHENXNRat3Mo^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code65927-6

SystemLOINC

Display nameHow many times per week on average over the past 3 months have you used laxatives or diuretics to prevent weight gain or counteract the effects of eating [EDDS]

DescriptionHow many times per W on average over the past 3Mo have you used laxatives or diuretics to prevent weight gain or counteract the effects of eating

Short nameLaxative times / W EDDS

ComponentHow many times per W on average over the past 3Mo have you used laxatives or diuretics to prevent weight gain or counteract the effects of eating

PropertyNRat

Timing3Mo

System (specimen)^Patient

ScaleQn

MethodEDDS

ClassPHENX

Example units#/week

StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo

Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC

Version2.82

Releasemain

First released2.36

Last changed2.65

Part names

How many times per W on average over the past 3Mo have you used laxatives or diuretics to prevent weight gain or counteract the effects of eatingNRat3Mo^PatientQnEDDSHow many times per week on average over the past 3 months have you used laxatives or diuretics to prevent weight gain or counteract the effects of eatingNumber Rate3 months

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