Clinical Tables

NLM Clinical Table Search Service — 22 keyless code systems including LOINC, ICD-10-CM, ICD-11, RxTerms, HPO, HCPCS, NPI, UCUM and genomics tables.

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LOINC answer list for one question code — clinicaltables.nlm.nih.gov, direct JSON. Sits outside the /api/<table>/v3/search grammar: its own path, one code in,

GET/v1/…clinical-tables/answer-list
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Parameters

loincNum

string · query · required

LOINC code of the question whose answer list to return.

Example response

{"project":"health:clinical-tables",  "data": {"count":7,    "items": [      {"code":"LA12637-7","text":"Independent - no help or staff oversight at any time","sequence":1      },      {"code":"LA12638-5","text":"Supervision - oversight, encouragement or cueing","sequence":2      },      {"code":"LA12639-3","text":"Limited assistance - resident highly involved in activity; staff provide guided maneuvering of limbs or other non-weight-bearing assistance","sequence":3      },      {"code":"LA12640-1","text":"Extensive assistance - resident involved in activity, staff provide weight-bearing support","sequence":4      },      {"code":"LA12641-9","text":"Total dependence - full staff performance every time during entire 7-day period","sequence":5      },      {"code":"LA12642-7","text":"Activity occurred only once or twice - activity did occur but only once or twice","sequence":6      },      {"code":"LA18614-0","text":"Activity did not occur - activity did not occur or family and/or non-facility staff provided care 100% of the time for that activity over the entire 7-day period","sequence":7      }    ],"loincNum":"45592-3","provider":"clinical-tables"  },"timestamp":"2026-08-30T00:49:28Z"}

Errors

  • 401Missing or invalid x-api-key
  • 404Not found or private
  • 429Rate limit or monthly quota reached

Code

const data = await client.run(  "health:clinical-tables",  "answer-list",  { loincNum: "45592-3" });