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LOINC Code 75251-9: Are you blind or do you have difficulty seeing [HHS.ACA Section 4302.ONC]

75251-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Are you blind or do you have difficulty seeing [HHS.ACA Section 4302.ONC] 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 Are you blind or do you have difficulty seeing. 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 Are you blind or do you have difficulty seeing. 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: TRIAL
  • Order vs observation: Observation
  • Method: HHS.ACA Section 4302.ONC

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Are you blind or do you have difficulty seeing [HHS.ACA Section 4302.ONC]
  • Are you blind or do you have difficulty seeing
  • Department of Health and Human Services, Affordable Care Act Section 4302; Department of Health and Human Services, Affordable Care Act Section 4302 and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC); Finding; Findings; HHS.ACASec4302; HHS.ACASec4302.ONC; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.HHS

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

Are you blind or do you have difficulty seeing [HHS.ACA Section 4302.ONC]Are you blind or do you have difficulty seeingSURVEY.HHSFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code75251-9
SystemLOINC
Display nameAre you blind or do you have difficulty seeing [HHS.ACA Section 4302.ONC]
DescriptionAre you blind or do you have difficulty seeing
ComponentAre you blind or do you have difficulty seeing
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodHHS.ACA Section 4302.ONC
ClassSURVEY.HHS
StatusTRIAL
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.48
Last changed2.48

Part names

Are you blind or do you have difficulty seeingFindPt^PatientOrdHHS.ACA Section 4302.ONCFindingPoint in time (spot)Department of Health and Human Services, Affordable Care Act Section 4302 and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

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