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LOINC Code 81012-7: Sodium intake 24 hour Measured

81012-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Sodium intake 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 Sodium intake. 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 Sodium intake. 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

  • Sodium intake 24 hour Measured
  • Sodium intake
  • The patient's 24 hour sodium intake from all sources including food, beverages, supplements, and via enteral and parenteral routes, as measured in a study. 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; IO_INTAKE_SALTS+CALORIES; Mass Rate; mRate; Na; Na+; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Salt intake; Table salt

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

Sodium intake 24 hour MeasuredSodium intake 24h MeasuredSodium intakeIO_IN_SALTS+CALSMRat24H^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code81012-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameSodium intake 24 hour Measured
DescriptionSodium intake
Short nameSodium intake 24h Measured
ComponentSodium intake
PropertyMRat
Timing24H
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodMeasured
ClassIO_IN_SALTS+CALS
Example unitsg/24 H
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.56
Last changed2.56

Part names

Sodium intakeMRat24H^PatientQnMeasuredMass Rate24 hours

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