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LOINC Code 66217-1: Time to rise from chair, walk 8 feet and back, and return to sitting 8UG

66217-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Time to rise from chair, walk 8 feet and back, and return to sitting 8UG 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 Time to rise from chair, walk 8 feet and back, and return to sitting. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Time to rise from chair, walk 8 feet and back, and return to sitting. 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: 8UG

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Time to rise from chair, walk 8 feet and back, and return to sitting 8UG
Time to rise from chair, walk 8 feet and back, and return to sitting
The "8-Foot Up and Go" (8UG) test measures dynamic balance and agility and is the time elapsed from a patient standing up from a chair, walking 8 feet to and around a cone (or other marker), walking back to the chair, and sitting down again in the shortest time possible.[https//doi.org/10.1123/japa.7.2.129] The 8UG, is a modified version of the "Timed Up-and-Go" (TUG) [LOINC: 89423-8], which is a modified version of the "Get-Up and Go" (GUG). TUG and 8UG are timed whereas GUG is scored on an ordinal 5 point scale. [PMID: 1991946]
8-Foot Up and Go; H+P; H+P.PX; P prime; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Time rise, walk 8ft, return sitting

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.

Common synonyms

Time to rise from chair, walk 8 feet and back, and return to sitting 8UGTime rise, walk 8ft, return sitting 8UGTime to rise from chair, walk 8 feet and back, and return to sittingH&P.PXTimePt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code66217-1
SystemLOINC
Display nameTime to rise from chair, walk 8 feet and back, and return to sitting 8UG
DescriptionTime to rise from chair, walk 8 feet and back, and return to sitting
Short nameTime rise, walk 8ft, return sitting 8UG
ComponentTime to rise from chair, walk 8 feet and back, and return to sitting
PropertyTime
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
Method8UG
ClassH&P.PX
Example unitss
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.38
Last changed2.67

Part names

Time to rise from chair, walk 8 feet and back, and return to sittingTimePt^PatientQn8UGTime (e.g. seconds)Point in time (spot)

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