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🌐 What SNOMED Codes Are Used for the Basic Health Questionnaire?

SNOMED codes used when patient questionnaire responses (e.g. BP, weight, smoking) are approved and written back into EMIS.

When a patient completes a basic health data questionnaire (sent via Typeform), Hippo automatically prepares the relevant answers for approval in the Unapproved Basic Health Data Worklist.

Once approved, these values are written into the patient’s record using standard SNOMED codes, as listed below.

💡 Only questions that are missing from a patient’s record will be asked. Not all questions appear every time.


✅ SNOMED Codes Written Back (Once Approved)

Question

Example Answer

SNOMED Code

What is your smoking status?

Ex-smoker

8517006

What is your smoking status?

Never smoked

266919005

What is your smoking status?

Current smoker

77176002

What is the average number you smoke per day?

e.g. 5

77176002 (same code)

Do you have regular exposure to second-hand smoke?

No

711563001

Do you have regular exposure to second-hand smoke?

Yes

714151003

How many units of alcohol do you consume per week?

e.g. 10

1082641000000106

What is your systolic blood pressure?*

e.g. 125

1162737008

What is your diastolic blood pressure?*

e.g. 80

1162735000

What is your height (in cm)?**

e.g. 172

248333004

What is your weight (in kg)?**

e.g. 65

27113001

What is your waist measurement (in cms)?

e.g. 102

276361009

* If both blood pressure readings are provided, an overall blood pressure will be written back to the record with the code 335661000000109

** If both a height and a weight measurement are provided, a BMI will automatically be calcualted and written back with the code 60621009


⚙️ Where to Review and Approve These Responses

  1. Go to the Worklists section in Hippo.

  2. Click on the Unapproved Basic Health Data card.

  3. You’ll see a list of patient responses pending approval.

  4. Click on each item to review the patient’s submitted data.

  5. ✅ Make sure the 'Save to Record' box is ticked.

  6. Click Approve to complete the process or Cancel if the data shouldn’t be saved.

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