LOINC Code 74467-2: Number of allowed answer responses interval Question

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 Number of allowed answer responses interval. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Question.

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

• Number of allowed answer responses interval Question
• Number of allowed answer responses interval
• The number of allowed answer responses interval specifies the minimum and maximum number of answer choices for a multiple choice question. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Question Options Pattern observation in the HL7 CDA Questionnaire Response Document. The CDA document is used to capture the health survey answers or answer sets to questions that have been administered to a patient.
• cardinality; Cnt; Count; MISC; No; Num; Num allow answ resp intervl; Number; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Survey; Survey.Misc

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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