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LOINC Code 80462-5: Dairy servings 24 hour Measured

80462-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Dairy servings 24 hour Measured 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 Dairy servings. 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 Dairy servings. 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: Measured

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Dairy servings 24 hour Measured
  • Dairy servings
  • This is a study where the subject's actual dairy-based foods intake is measured. A serving is the amount of food customarily considered a serving. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Nutrition Assessment Language.
  • 1 day; 24 hours; 24HR; Count/time; Diet; Dietetics; nRate; Number rate; Number Rate = Count/Time; Nutrition; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative

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

Dairy servings 24 hour MeasuredDairy servings 24h nRate MeasuredDairy servingsNUTRITION&DIETETICSNRat24H^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code80462-5
SystemLOINC
Display nameDairy servings 24 hour Measured
DescriptionDairy servings
Short nameDairy servings 24h nRate Measured
ComponentDairy servings
PropertyNRat
Timing24H
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodMeasured
ClassNUTRITION&DIETETICS
Example units/d
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.54
Last changed2.54

Part names

Dairy servingsNRat24H^PatientQnMeasuredNumber Rate24 hours

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