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LOINC Code 60706-9: Head control - posterior neck muscles [TIMP]

60706-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Head control - posterior neck muscles [TIMP] 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 Head control - posterior neck muscles. 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 Head control - posterior neck muscles. 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
  • Method: TIMP

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Head control - posterior neck muscles [TIMP]
Head control - posterior neck muscles
PositionInfant is held upright in vertical sitting facing the examiner, supported at the shoulders with upper arms held at sides of trunk. Legs rest on the support surface. Procedure: Allow infant's head to fall forward gently. Do not pursue for longer than 15 seconds if no response is observed. Timing should not include periods when the head is bobbing. If infant's head deviates from midline more than 15 degrees in any direction, give next lower score.
Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Test of Infant Motor Performance

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

Head control - posterior neck muscles [TIMP]Head control - posterior neck musclesTIMPFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code60706-9
SystemLOINC
Display nameHead control - posterior neck muscles [TIMP]
DescriptionHead control - posterior neck muscles
ComponentHead control - posterior neck muscles
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodTIMP
ClassTIMP
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.34
Last changed2.50

Part names

Head control - posterior neck musclesFindPt^PatientOrdTIMPFindingPoint in time (spot)

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