LOINC Code 74013-4: Alcoholic drinks per day
74013-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Alcoholic drinks per day 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 Alcoholic drinks per D. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 Alcoholic drinks per D. 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
- Alcoholic drinks per day
- Alcoholic drinks per D
- Average daily alcohol intake for a patient. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), a standard drink is equal to 14.0 grams (0.6 ounces) of pure alcohol. This amount of pure alcohol is found in 12-ounces of beer, 8-ounces of malt liquor, 5-ounces of wine, and 1.5-ounces or a "shot" of 80-proof distilled spirits or liquor (e.g., gin, rum, vodka, or whiskey).
- Alcohol drinks per D; Count/time; Dextro; H+P; H+P.HX; nRate; Number rate; Number Rate = Count/Time; P prime; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random
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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