LOINC Code 66194-2: Rigidity Lower 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 Lower 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 Lower extremity - right [UPDRS]
• Rigidity
• Subjects rigidity in the right lower extremity judged on passive movement of major joints with patient relaxed in sitting position. Cogwheeling to be ignored.
• EXT; Extr-R; Finding; Findings; LE; Leg; LE-R; Low; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; R; Random; RLE; RT; 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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