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LOINC Code 81064-8: Vitamin B6 intake 24 hour Estimated

81064-8 is a LOINC code used to identify Vitamin B6 intake 24 hour Estimated 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 Vitamin B6 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 Vitamin B6 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: Estimated

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Vitamin B6 intake 24 hour Estimated
  • Vitamin B6 intake
  • The patient's estimated 24 hour B6 intake from all sources including food, beverages, supplements, and via enteral and parenteral routes. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Nutrition Assessment Language.
  • 1 day; 24 hours; 24HR; Diet; Dietetics; Est; estimation; Mass rate; mRate; Nutrition; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Vit B6 intake

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

Vitamin B6 intake 24 hour EstimatedVit B6 intake 24h EstVitamin B6 intakeNUTRITION&DIETETICSMRat24H^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code81064-8
SystemLOINC
Display nameVitamin B6 intake 24 hour Estimated
DescriptionVitamin B6 intake
Short nameVit B6 intake 24h Est
ComponentVitamin B6 intake
PropertyMRat
Timing24H
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodEstimated
ClassNUTRITION&DIETETICS
Example unitsmg/24 H
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Vitamin B6 intakeMRat24H^PatientQnEstimatedMass Rate24 hours

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