LOINC Code 111770-4: Total score [AIMS]
111770-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Total score [AIMS] 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 Total score. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 Total score. 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
- Method: AIMS
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Total score [AIMS]
- Total score
- Scoring Procedure Complete the examination procedure before making ratings. For the movement ratings (the first three categories below), rate the highest severity observed. 0 = none, 1 = minimal (may be extreme normal), 2 = mild, 3 = moderate, and 4 = severe. According to the original AIMS instructions, one point is subtracted if movements are seen only on activation, but not all investigators follow that convention. The total AIMS score is calculated as the sum of items 1-7; dental items are not included in this total. This implementation subtracts 1 point for movements seen only on activation before summing the total score
- NEURO; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Scale; Scre; Survey; SURVEY.NEURO; Tot; Totl
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.
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