LOINC

LOINC Code 52437-1: Deprecated Physical therapy treatment plan, Medication name Identifier

52437-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Deprecated Physical therapy treatment plan, Medication name Identifier 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 Medication name. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Physical therapy treatment.

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 Medication name. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Physical therapy treatment.

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: DEPRECATED

What it does not mean

  • The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

  • Deprecated Physical therapy treatment plan, Medication name Identifier
  • Medication name
  • ATTACH; ATTACH.REHAB; ATTACH.REHAB.PT; Ident; Identifier; Nominal; Physical Therapy; Physical therapy Tx; Point in time; PT; Random; Tx

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

Deprecated Physical therapy treatment plan, Medication name IdentifierDeprecatedMedication nameATTACH.REHAB.PTIDPtPhysical therapy treatment

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code52437-1
SystemLOINC
Display nameDeprecated Physical therapy treatment plan, Medication name Identifier
DescriptionMedication name
Short nameDeprecated
ComponentMedication name
PropertyID
TimingPt
System (specimen)Physical therapy treatment
ScaleNom
ClassATTACH.REHAB.PT
StatusDEPRECATED

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.24
Last changed2.66

Part names

Medication nameIDPtPhysical therapy treatmentNomIdentifierPoint in time (spot)

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