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LOINC Code 66682-6: How well do you write in english [NLAAS]

66682-6 is a LOINC code used to identify How well do you write in english [NLAAS] 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 well do you write in english. 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 well do you write in english. 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: NLAAS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • How well do you write in english [NLAAS]
  • How well do you write in english
  • Finding; Findings; How well write in english; NLAAS Questionnaire; 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

How well do you write in english [NLAAS]How well write in english NLAASHow well do you write in englishPHENXFindPt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code66682-6
SystemLOINC
Display nameHow well do you write in english [NLAAS]
DescriptionHow well do you write in english
Short nameHow well write in english NLAAS
ComponentHow well do you write in english
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodNLAAS
ClassPHENX
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.38
Last changed2.65

Part names

How well do you write in englishFindPt^PatientOrdNLAASFindingPoint in time (spot)

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