LOINC Code 69721-9: Do you ever drink alcohol - including beer or wine [Reported.PHQ]

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 Do you ever drink alcohol - including beer or wine. 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: Reported.PHQ

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Do you ever drink alcohol - including beer or wine [Reported.PHQ]
• Do you ever drink alcohol - including beer or wine
• Alc; alcoholic; Drink alcohol beer or wine; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Patient Health Questionnaire; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.PHQ

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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