What does this LOINC code represent?

This LOINC code identifies a lab observation, measurement, question, or clinical concept in a standardized format.

Is this enough to understand my test result?

No. The code identifies the test or observation, but the interpretation depends on the actual result, reference range, and clinical context.

LOINCActiveObservation

LOINC Code 100178-3: Expect surgery will improve ability to perform leisure, recreational, or sports activities

Name: LOINC Code 100178-3: Expect surgery will improve ability to perform leisure, recreational, or sports activities
Creator: HealthAssure Clinical Team
Published: 2026-05-21T11:17:16.531Z

100178-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Expect surgery will improve ability to perform leisure, recreational, or sports activities 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 Expect surgery will improve ability to perform leisure, recreational, or sports activities. 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 Expect surgery will improve ability to perform leisure, recreational, or sports activities. 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

Expect surgery will improve ability to perform leisure, recreational, or sports activities
Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Ortho; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Surg; Survey

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

Expect surgery will improve ability to perform leisure, recreational, or sports activitiesSURVEY.ORTHOPEDICSFindPt^PatientOrdFinding

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code100178-3

SystemLOINC

Display nameExpect surgery will improve ability to perform leisure, recreational, or sports activities

ComponentExpect surgery will improve ability to perform leisure, recreational, or sports activities

PropertyFind

TimingPt

System (specimen)^Patient

ScaleOrd

ClassSURVEY.ORTHOPEDICS

StatusACTIVE

Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo

Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC

Version2.82

Releasemain

First released2.73

Last changed2.73

Part names

Expect surgery will improve ability to perform leisure, recreational, or sports activitiesFindPt^PatientOrdFindingPoint in time (spot)

About this content

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