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LOINC Code 91575-1: Eight or more drinks in a day in past 12 months

91575-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Eight or more drinks in a day in past 12 months 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 Eight or more drinks in a D. 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 Eight or more drinks in a D. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Eight or more drinks in a day in past 12 months
  • Eight or more drinks in a D
  • 1 year; 12Mos; Count/time; Dextro; GE 8 drinks in a D; H+P; H+P.HX; nRate; Number rate; Number Rate = Count/Time; 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

Eight or more drinks in a day in past 12 monthsGE 8 drinks in a D 12MoEight or more drinks in a DH&P.HXNRat12Mo^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code91575-1
SystemLOINC
Display nameEight or more drinks in a day in past 12 months
DescriptionEight or more drinks in a D
Short nameGE 8 drinks in a D 12Mo
ComponentEight or more drinks in a D
PropertyNRat
Timing12Mo
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
ClassH&P.HX
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Eight or more drinks in a DNRat12Mo^PatientOrdEight or more drinks in a dayNumber Rate12 months

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