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LOINC Code 95737-3: Expression of ideas and wants during assessment period [CMS Assessment]

95737-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Expression of ideas and wants during assessment period [CMS Assessment] 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 Expression of ideas and wants. 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 Expression of ideas and wants. 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

  • Expression of ideas and wants during assessment period [CMS Assessment]
  • Expression of ideas and wants
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Report period; Screen; Survey

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

Expression of ideas and wants during assessment period [CMS Assessment]Expression of ideas and wantsSURVEY.CMSFindRptPeriod^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code95737-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameExpression of ideas and wants during assessment period [CMS Assessment]
DescriptionExpression of ideas and wants
ComponentExpression of ideas and wants
PropertyFind
TimingRptPeriod
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodCMS Assessment
ClassSURVEY.CMS
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.69
Last changed2.69

Part names

Expression of ideas and wantsFindRptPeriod^PatientOrdCMS AssessmentFindingReporting PeriodCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment

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