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LOINC Code 86485-0: Sleep sitting up in a chair or with at least 3 pillows to prop you up because of shortness of breath over the past 2 weeks [KCCQ]

86485-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Sleep sitting up in a chair or with at least 3 pillows to prop you up because of shortness of breath over the past 2 weeks [KCCQ] 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 Sleep sitting up in a chair or with at least 3 pillows to prop you up because of shortness of breath over the past 2W. 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 Sleep sitting up in a chair or with at least 3 pillows to prop you up because of shortness of breath over the past 2W. 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: KCCQ

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Sleep sitting up in a chair or with at least 3 pillows to prop you up because of shortness of breath over the past 2 weeks [KCCQ]
  • Sleep sitting up in a chair or with at least 3 pillows to prop you up because of shortness of breath over the past 2W
  • 14 days; 2 weeks; Finding; Findings; III; Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire; Last; Ordinal; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Screen; Sleep sitting in chair bc of SOB past 2W; Survey; SURVEY.GNHLTH

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

Sleep sitting up in a chair or with at least 3 pillows to prop you up because of shortness of breath over the past 2 weeks [KCCQ]Sleep sitting up in a chair or with at least 3 pillows to prop you up because of shortness of breath over the past 2WSURVEY.GNHLTHFind2W^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code86485-0
SystemLOINC
Display nameSleep sitting up in a chair or with at least 3 pillows to prop you up because of shortness of breath over the past 2 weeks [KCCQ]
DescriptionSleep sitting up in a chair or with at least 3 pillows to prop you up because of shortness of breath over the past 2W
ComponentSleep sitting up in a chair or with at least 3 pillows to prop you up because of shortness of breath over the past 2W
PropertyFind
Timing2W
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodKCCQ
ClassSURVEY.GNHLTH
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.61
Last changed2.61

Part names

Sleep sitting up in a chair or with at least 3 pillows to prop you up because of shortness of breath over the past 2WFind2W^PatientOrdKCCQSleep sitting up in a chair or with at least 3 pillows to prop you up because of shortness of breath over the past 2 weeksFinding2 weeksKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire

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