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LOINC Code 69722-7: How difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people [Reported.PHQ]

69722-7 is a LOINC code used to identify How difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people [Reported.PHQ] 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 difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people. 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 difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people. 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

  • How difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people [Reported.PHQ]
  • How difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people
  • If you checked off any problems on this questionnaire
  • Difficult made it to work, get along; Finding; Findings; Job; Occupation; Ordinal; Othr; 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.

Common synonyms

How difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people [Reported.PHQ]How difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other peopleSURVEY.PHQFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code69722-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameHow difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people [Reported.PHQ]
DescriptionHow difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people
ComponentHow difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodReported.PHQ
ClassSURVEY.PHQ
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.38
Last changed2.58

Part names

How difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other peopleFindPt^PatientOrdReported.PHQFindingPoint in time (spot)Patient Health Questionnaire

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