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LOINC Code 99561-3: Change behavior without thinking

99561-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Change behavior without thinking 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 Change behavior without thinking. 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 Change behavior without thinking. 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

  • Change behavior without thinking
  • Exchange; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; R prime; Random; Replace; Right; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.R-OUTCOMES

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

Change behavior without thinkingSURVEY.R-OUTCOMESFindPt^PatientOrdFinding

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code99561-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameChange behavior without thinking
ComponentChange behavior without thinking
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
ClassSURVEY.R-OUTCOMES
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.72
Last changed2.72

Part names

Change behavior without thinkingFindPt^PatientOrdFindingPoint in time (spot)

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