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LOINC Code 71469-1: Medication frequency Medication [ESRD]

71469-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Medication frequency Medication [ESRD] 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 Medication frequency. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Medication.

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 Medication frequency. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Medication.

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: TRIAL
  • Order vs observation: Observation
  • Method: ESRD

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Medication frequency Medication [ESRD]
  • Medication frequency
  • End Stage Renal Disease; ESRD survey; Finding; Findings; Med; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey

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

Medication frequency Medication [ESRD]Medication frequencySURVEY.ESRDFindPtMedicationOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code71469-1
SystemLOINC
Display nameMedication frequency Medication [ESRD]
DescriptionMedication frequency
ComponentMedication frequency
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Medication
ScaleOrd
MethodESRD
ClassSURVEY.ESRD
StatusTRIAL
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.40
Last changed2.67

Part names

Medication frequencyFindPtMedicationOrdESRDFindingPoint in time (spot)End Stage Renal Disease

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