LOINC Code 66192-6: Rigidity Upper extremity - right [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 Rigidity. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Upper extremity.right.

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

• Rigidity Upper extremity - right [UPDRS]
• Rigidity
• Subjects rigidity in the right upper extremity judged on passive movement of major joints with patient relaxed in sitting position. Cogwheeling to be ignored.
• Arm; EXT; Extr-R; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; R; Random; RT; RUE; Screen; UE; UE-R; Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS); Up

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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