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LOINC Code 81065-5: Vitamin B6 intake 24 hour Measured

81065-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Vitamin B6 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 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: Measured

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Vitamin B6 intake 24 hour Measured
  • Vitamin B6 intake
  • The patient's 24 hour B6 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; Diet; Dietetics; 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 MeasuredVit B6 intake 24h MeasuredVitamin B6 intakeNUTRITION&DIETETICSMRat24H^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code81065-5
SystemLOINC
Display nameVitamin B6 intake 24 hour Measured
DescriptionVitamin B6 intake
Short nameVit B6 intake 24h Measured
ComponentVitamin B6 intake
PropertyMRat
Timing24H
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodMeasured
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^PatientQnMeasuredMass Rate24 hours

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