LOINC Code 62825-5: PhenX - physical functioning - objective protocol 150501
62825-5 is a LOINC code used to identify PhenX - physical functioning - objective protocol 150501 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 PhenX - physical functioning - objective protocol 150501. 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 PhenX - physical functioning - objective protocol 150501. 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
- Panel type: Panel
- Method: PhenX
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- PhenX - physical functioning - objective protocol 150501
- A brief series of tests used to evaluate a person's balance, gait, strength, and endurance. A technician provides instructions and demonstrates how to perform each test. The tests include repeated chair stands, balance testing, and a measured walk. During each test the technician uses a stopwatch to time the person and enters the result in an ordinal scale. A video and specific protocols for the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) are available at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) website.
- Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Phys func objective proto; Pnl; Point in time; Random
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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