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LOINC Code 103976-7: Mobility Episode

103976-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Mobility Episode 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 Mobility. 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 Mobility. 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

  • Mobility Episode
  • Mobility
  • Early mobilization appears to decrease the incidence of ICU-AW, improve the functional capacity, and increase the number of ventilator-free days and the discharged-to-home rate for patients with a critical illness in the ICU setting. PMID[31581205]
  • CLIN; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Screen

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

Mobility EpisodeMobilityCLINFindEpisode^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code103976-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameMobility Episode
DescriptionMobility
Short nameMobility Episode
ComponentMobility
PropertyFind
TimingEpisode
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
ClassCLIN
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.77
Last changed2.77

Part names

MobilityFindEpisode^PatientOrdFinding

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