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LOINC Code 81133-1: Fiber intake 24 hour Estimated

81133-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Fiber 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 Fiber 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 Fiber 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

  • Fiber intake 24 hour Estimated
  • Fiber intake
  • The patient's estimated 24 hour total amount of fiber intake from all sources including food, beverages, supplements, and via enteral and parenteral routes. 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; Est; estimation; Fibers; Mass rate; mRate; Nutrition; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Roughage

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

Fiber intake 24 hour EstimatedFiber intake 24h EstFiber intakeNUTRITION&DIETETICSMRat24H^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code81133-1
SystemLOINC
Display nameFiber intake 24 hour Estimated
DescriptionFiber intake
Short nameFiber intake 24h Est
ComponentFiber intake
PropertyMRat
Timing24H
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodEstimated
ClassNUTRITION&DIETETICS
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

Fiber intakeMRat24H^PatientQnEstimatedMass Rate24 hours

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