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LOINC Code 86646-7: Ever had sex Reported Ql (Lifetime)

86646-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Ever had sex Reported Ql (Lifetime) 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 Ever had sex. 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 Ever had sex. 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: Reported

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Ever had sex - Reported
  • Ever had sex
  • A patient's self-report of ever being sexually active.
  • Finding; Findings; Gender; H+P; H+P.HX; 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.

Common synonyms

Ever had sex Reported Ql (Lifetime)Ever had sex - ReportedEver had sex Lifetime Ql ReportedEver had sexH&P.HXFindLifetime

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code86646-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameEver had sex Reported Ql (Lifetime)
DescriptionEver had sex
Short nameEver had sex Lifetime Ql Reported
ComponentEver had sex
PropertyFind
TimingLifetime
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodReported
ClassH&P.HX
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.61
Last changed2.66

Part names

Ever had sexFindLifetime^PatientOrdReportedFinding

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