LOINCActiveObservation

LOINC Code 96847-9: Smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day in past 3 months

96847-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day in past 3 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 Smoked more than 10 cigarettes per D in past 3Mo. 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 Smoked more than 10 cigarettes per D in past 3Mo. 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

  • Smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day in past 3 months
  • Smoked more than 10 cigarettes per D in past 3Mo
  • 3 months; Dextro; Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Last; Ordinal; P prime; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Screen; Smkd >10 cig D past 3Mo

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

Smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day in past 3 monthsSmkd >10 cig D past 3MoSmoked more than 10 cigarettes per D in past 3MoH&P.HXFind3Mo^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code96847-9
SystemLOINC
Display nameSmoked more than 10 cigarettes per day in past 3 months
DescriptionSmoked more than 10 cigarettes per D in past 3Mo
Short nameSmkd >10 cig D past 3Mo
ComponentSmoked more than 10 cigarettes per D in past 3Mo
PropertyFind
Timing3Mo
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
ClassH&P.HX
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.70
Last changed2.70

Part names

Smoked more than 10 cigarettes per D in past 3MoFind3Mo^PatientOrdSmoked more than 10 cigarettes per day in past 3 monthsFinding3 months

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