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LOINC Code 81903-7: Medium chain triglyceride intake 24 hour Measured

81903-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Medium chain triglyceride 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 Medium chain triglyceride 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 Medium chain triglyceride 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

  • Medium chain triglyceride intake 24 hour Measured
  • Medium chain triglyceride intake
  • The patient's measured medium chain triglyceride intake from all sources including food, beverages, and 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; Chains; Chn; Diet; Dietetics; Mass Rate; MCT intake; mRate; Nutrition; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Tg; Trig; Trigly; Triglycerides; Triglycrides

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

Medium chain triglyceride intake 24 hour MeasuredMCT intake 24h MeasuredMedium chain triglyceride intakeNUTRITION&DIETETICSMRat24H^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code81903-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameMedium chain triglyceride intake 24 hour Measured
DescriptionMedium chain triglyceride intake
Short nameMCT intake 24h Measured
ComponentMedium chain triglyceride intake
PropertyMRat
Timing24H
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodMeasured
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

Medium chain triglyceride intakeMRat24H^PatientQnMeasuredMass Rate24 hours

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