LOINC Code 68504-0: What language do you feel most comfortable speaking with your doctor or nurse [SAMHSA]

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 What language do you feel most comfortable speaking with your doctor or nurse. 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: SAMHSA

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• What language do you feel most comfortable speaking with your doctor or nurse [SAMHSA]
• What language do you feel most comfortable speaking with your doctor or nurse
• Finding; Findings; Language with doctor or nurse; Nominal; nursing; Point in time; Random; SAMSHA; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Survey; SURVEY.SAMHSA

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.

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