LOINC Code 83313-7: Injection drug use in the past year

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 Injection drug use in the past Y. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Injection drug use in the past year
• Injection drug use in the past Y
• This term is used to report whether the respondent has engaged in injection drug use (IDU) in the past year. IDU includes intravenous drug use (IVDU), which is the most common, as well as subcutaneous and intramuscular injection. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sexually transmitted diseases case reporting and surveillance.
• Drugs; Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; IDU; Inj; Inj drug use in past Y; Intravenous drug use; IVDU; Last; Ordinal; P prime; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Screen

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.

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