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LOINC Code 100285-6: Comfortable seated position

100285-6 is a LOINC code used to identify Comfortable seated position 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 Comfortable seated position. 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 Comfortable seated position. 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

  • Comfortable seated position
  • Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Ortho; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; 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

Comfortable seated positionSURVEY.ORTHOPEDICSFindPt^PatientOrdFinding

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code100285-6
SystemLOINC
Display nameComfortable seated position
ComponentComfortable seated position
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

Comfortable seated positionFindPt^PatientOrdFindingPoint in time (spot)

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