What does this LOINC code represent?

This LOINC code identifies a lab observation, measurement, question, or clinical concept in a standardized format.

Is this enough to understand my test result?

No. The code identifies the test or observation, but the interpretation depends on the actual result, reference range, and clinical context.

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LOINC Code 69857-1: Are you blind, or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses

Name: LOINC Code 69857-1: Are you blind, or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses
Creator: HealthAssure Clinical Team
Published: 2026-05-21T08:59:48.866Z

69857-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Are you blind, or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses 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 Are you blind, or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses. 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 Are you blind, or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Are you blind, or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses
Blind, or difficulty seeing; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.HHS

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

Are you blind, or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glassesSURVEY.HHSFindPt^PatientOrdFinding

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code69857-1

SystemLOINC

Display nameAre you blind, or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses

ComponentAre you blind, or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses

PropertyFind

TimingPt

System (specimen)^Patient

ScaleOrd

ClassSURVEY.HHS

StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo

Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC

Version2.82

Releasemain

First released2.40

Last changed2.71

Part names

Are you blind, or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glassesFindPt^PatientOrdFindingPoint in time (spot)

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