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LOINC Code 97883-3: Medication causes light-headedness or fatigue

97883-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Medication causes light-headedness or fatigue 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 Medication causes light-headedness or fatigue. 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 Medication causes light-headedness or fatigue. 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

  • Medication causes light-headedness or fatigue
  • Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Med causes light-headedness or fatigue; Ordinal; P prime; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; 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

Medication causes light-headedness or fatigueMed causes light-headedness or fatigueH&P.HXFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code97883-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameMedication causes light-headedness or fatigue
Short nameMed causes light-headedness or fatigue
ComponentMedication causes light-headedness or fatigue
PropertyFind
TimingPt
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

Medication causes light-headedness or fatigueFindPt^PatientOrdFindingPoint in time (spot)

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