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LOINC Code 71899-9: My health is excellent [Veterans RAND]

71899-9 is a LOINC code used to identify My health is excellent [Veterans RAND] 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 My health is excellent. 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 My health is excellent. 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
  • Order vs observation: Observation
  • Method: VR

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • My health is excellent [Veterans RAND]
  • My health is excellent
  • Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SF-12; SF-36; Survey; SURVEY.GNHLTH; Veterans RAND

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

My health is excellent [Veterans RAND]My health is excellentSURVEY.GNHLTHFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code71899-9
SystemLOINC
Display nameMy health is excellent [Veterans RAND]
DescriptionMy health is excellent
ComponentMy health is excellent
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodVR
ClassSURVEY.GNHLTH
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

My health is excellentFindPt^PatientOrdVRFindingPoint in time (spot)Veterans RAND

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