LOINC Code 73831-0: Adolescent depression screening assessment

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 Adolescent depression screening assessment. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Adolescent depression screening assessment
• Indicates the overall interpretation of an Adolescent depression screening assessment, whether determined by a standardized protocol (e.g. use of a validated survey instrument) or another clinical process (e.g. unstructured clinician interview). This term was originally created for, but not limited in use to, electronic quality reporting initiatives where the exact survey instrument used was not specified.
• Adlscnt depress scrn assess; Asympt; Asymptomatic; H+P; H+P.HX; Impression; Impression/interpretation of study; Impressions; Interp; Interpretation; Ordinal; P prime; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Scn; Screen

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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