LOINC Code 72514-3: Pain severity - 0-10 verbal numeric rating [Score] - Reported

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 Pain severity - 0-10 verbal numeric rating. 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: Reported

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Pain severity - 0-10 verbal numeric rating [Score] - Reported
• Pain severity - 0-10 verbal numeric rating
• Pain severity scale, where 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain imaginable.
• H+P; H+P.HX; P prime; Pain severity 0-10; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Scale; Scre

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.

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