Assessments of a health-related matter of interest, importance, or worry to a patient, patient’s family, or patient’s healthcare provider that could identify a need, problem, or condition.

Data Element

Substance Use
Description (*Please confirm or update this field for the new USCDI version*)

Evaluation of a patient's reported use of drugs or other substances for non-medical purposes or in excess of a valid prescription.

Examples include but are not limited to substance use disorder score, and substance use knowledge assessment. 

Applicable Vocabulary Standard(s)

Applicable Standards (*Please confirm or update this field for the new USCDI version*)
  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.74

Comment

NCPDP Comment

NCPDP recommends the use of SNOMED CT codes as the NCPDP SCRIPT Standard utilizes these codes.

NCPDP Comments on USCDI draft v5

NCPDP recommends the use of SNOMED CT codes as the NCPDP SCRIPT Standard utilizes these codes.

NCPDP Comment

NCPDP supports the use of LOINC codes for assessments and observations for substance use. NCPDP utilizes LOINC codes in the HL7/NCPDP Pharmacist eCare Plan.

NCPDP recommends the use of RxNorm and SNOMED CT codes in addition to LOINC codes as the NCPDP SCRIPT Standard utilizes these codes.

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