LOINC Code 65811-2: Body bradykinesia - hypokinesia [UPDRS]

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 Body bradykinesia - hypokinesia. 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: UPDRS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Body bradykinesia - hypokinesia [UPDRS]
• Body bradykinesia - hypokinesia
• Subject's body bradykinesia and hypokinesia as part of Unified Parkinsons Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). Physician combines slowness, hesitancy, decreased arm swing, small amplitude, and poverty of movement in general.
• bod; Bodies; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)

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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