LOINC Code 90037-3: Assessment of global health - 0-10 (0.5 increments) numeric rating [Reported]

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 Assessment of global health - 0-10 (0.5 increments) numeric rating. 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

• Assessment of global health - 0-10 (0.5 increments) numeric rating [Reported]
• Assessment of global health - 0-10 (0.5 increments) numeric rating
• The patient is asked to consider all the ways in which illness and health conditions may affect them and indicate their overall assessment of their global health on a scale of 0-10 with 0.5 increments where 0 is very well and 10 is very poorly.
• Global health 0-10 0.5 increments; Ordinal; PGA; Point in time; PtGA; PTGE; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Scale; Scre; Screen; 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.

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