What does this LOINC code represent?

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

Is this enough to understand my test result?

No. The code identifies the test or observation, but the interpretation depends on the actual result, reference range, and clinical context.

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LOINC Code 66578-6: Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good [HRQOL]

Name: LOINC Code 66578-6: Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good [HRQOL]
Creator: HealthAssure Clinical Team
Published: 2026-05-21T08:59:46.210Z

66578-6 is a LOINC code used to identify Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good [HRQOL] 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 Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many Ds during the past 30D was your mental health not good. 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 Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many Ds during the past 30D was your mental health not good. 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: HRQOL

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good [HRQOL]
Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many Ds during the past 30D was your mental health not good
Count/time; Emotional stability; Last; nRate; Number rate; Number Rate = Count/Time; PhenX; Poor mental health last 30D; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative

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

Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good [HRQOL]Poor mental health last 30D nRate HRQOLNow thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many Ds during the past 30D was your mental health not goodPHENXNRat30D^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code66578-6

SystemLOINC

Display nameNow thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good [HRQOL]

DescriptionNow thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many Ds during the past 30D was your mental health not good

Short namePoor mental health last 30D nRate HRQOL

ComponentNow thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many Ds during the past 30D was your mental health not good

PropertyNRat

Timing30D

System (specimen)^Patient

ScaleQn

MethodHRQOL

ClassPHENX

Example unitsdays/30 days

StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo

Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC

Version2.82

Releasemain

First released2.38

Last changed2.65

Part names

Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many Ds during the past 30D was your mental health not goodNRat30D^PatientQnHRQOLNow thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not goodNumber Rate30 days

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