LOINC Code 86684-8: Mean fluid intake per day by IV or tube feeding during entire 7 days [CMS Assessment]

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 Mean fluid intake per day by IV or tube feeding during entire 7D. 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: CMS Assessment

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Mean fluid intake per day by IV or tube feeding during entire 7 days [CMS Assessment]
• Mean fluid intake per day by IV or tube feeding during entire 7D
• Average; Avg; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment; Fld; Flow; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Survey; Volume Rate; vRate

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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