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LOINC Code 75889-6: How often have you had four or more drinks in one day during the past year [Reported]

75889-6 is a LOINC code used to identify How often have you had four or more drinks in one day during the past year [Reported] 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 How often have you had four or more drinks in one D during the past Y. 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 How often have you had four or more drinks in one D during the past Y. 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

How often have you had four or more drinks in one day during the past year [Reported]
How often have you had four or more drinks in one D during the past Y
A question asked to determine if the patient is considered a 'risky drinker'. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, an electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) to be used in the CMS EHR Incentive Program for Meaningful Use. The eCQM allows for multiple ways to screen for alcohol misuse, including AUDIT-C [LOINC75626-2] or one of two questions that assess whether the patient consumes alcohol [LOINC: 75855-7] and the frequency of heavy drinking days (this LOINC). The LOINC for five (5) or more drinks per day is [LOINC: 88037-7].
Count/time; Dextro; Last; nRate; Number rate; Number Rate = Count/Time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Survey; SURVEY.GNHLTH

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

How often have you had four or more drinks in one day during the past year [Reported]How often have you had four or more drinks in one D during the past YSURVEY.GNHLTHNRat1Y^PatientQn

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code75889-6
SystemLOINC
Display nameHow often have you had four or more drinks in one day during the past year [Reported]
DescriptionHow often have you had four or more drinks in one D during the past Y
ComponentHow often have you had four or more drinks in one D during the past Y
PropertyNRat
Timing1Y
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodReported
ClassSURVEY.GNHLTH
Example units/year
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.50
Last changed2.70

Part names

How often have you had four or more drinks in one D during the past YNRat1Y^PatientQnReportedHow often have you had four or more drinks in one day during the past yearNumber Rate1 year

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