LOINC Code 62842-0: PhenX - physical activity - neighborhood environment protocol 151201

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 activity - neighborhood environment protocol 151201. 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: DISCOURAGED
• 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 activity - neighborhood environment protocol 151201
• Self-administered questions about the characteristics of the participant's neighborhood that may influence the ability to exercise (walk, run, ride a bicycle). The questions are about the characteristics of the homes, streets, and sidewalks in the neighborhood; whether businesses are within a walkable distance of the person's home; and neighborhood safety (traffic and crime).
• Activ; Activity; Actvty; Exercise; Movements; Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Phys act neighbor environ 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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