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LOINC Code 70982-4: Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Dyspnea Questionnaire - 10 items (FACIT-Dyspnea - 10)

70982-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Dyspnea Questionnaire - 10 items (FACIT-Dyspnea - 10) 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 Functional assessment of chronic illness therapy - dyspnea questionnaire - 10 items. 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 Functional assessment of chronic illness therapy - dyspnea questionnaire - 10 items. 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
  • Panel type: Panel
  • Method: FACIT

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Dyspnea Questionnaire - 10 items (FACIT-Dyspnea - 10)
  • Functional assessment of chronic illness therapy - dyspnea questionnaire - 10 items
  • Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Dyspnea - 10 items
  • FACIT; FACIT-Dyspnea; FACIT-Dyspnea - 10 items; Pan; Panel; PANEL.SURVEY.GNHLTH; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.GNHLTH

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

Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Dyspnea Questionnaire - 10 items (FACIT-Dyspnea - 10)Functional assessment of chronic illness therapy - dyspnea questionnaire - 10 itemsPANEL.SURVEY.GNHLTH-Pt^PatientFACIT

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code70982-4
SystemLOINC
Display nameFunctional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Dyspnea Questionnaire - 10 items (FACIT-Dyspnea - 10)
DescriptionFunctional assessment of chronic illness therapy - dyspnea questionnaire - 10 items
ComponentFunctional assessment of chronic illness therapy - dyspnea questionnaire - 10 items
Property-
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
Scale-
MethodFACIT
ClassPANEL.SURVEY.GNHLTH
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.40
Last changed2.50

Part names

Functional assessment of chronic illness therapy - dyspnea questionnaire - 10 items-Pt^PatientFACITPoint in time (spot)Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy

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