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LOINC Code 67704-7: Feeding types

67704-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Feeding types 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 Feeding types. 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 Feeding types. 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
  • Order vs observation: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Feeding types
Use this term to record the feeding types the infant consumed prior to collection of the newborn screening specimen. Select any answers that apply; you can select more than one answer. If you select "other," use the additional narrative LOINC code for "Other feeding types" to give additional details. Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) can affect NBS results for amino acids, and possibly for acylcarnitines if TPN includes carnitine. Carnitine can affect NBS results for acylcarnitines. MCT oil can affect NBS results for fatty acids. IV dextrose can affect NBS results for C16-OH carnitine. SOURCESNewborn Screening Guidelines for Preterm, Low Birth Weight, and Sick Newborns; Approved Guideline. CLSI document I/LA31-A. Wayne, PA: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; (2009). Martinez JA, Ballew MP. Infant Formulas. Pediatr Rev 2011 May;32(5):179-89.
Feed status; Finding; Findings; Food sources; H+P; H+P.HX; Nominal; P prime; Point in time; Random

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

Feeding typesH&P.HXFindPt^PatientNomFinding

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code67704-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameFeeding types
Short nameFeeding types
ComponentFeeding types
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleNom
ClassH&P.HX
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.38
Last changed2.73

Part names

Feeding typesFindPt^PatientNomFindingPoint in time (spot)

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