LOINC Code 85446-3: Health and well-being total [ePCAM]

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 Health and well-being total. 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: ePCAM

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Health and well-being total [ePCAM]
• Health and well-being total
• The total of the responses to the four questions in the Health and well-being domain (maximum possible total is 400).
• electronic Patient Centered Assessment Method; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Scale; Scre; Survey; SURVEY.GNHLTH; Tot; Totl

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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