LOINC Code 72025-0: VR-12 Physical component summary (PCS) score - oblique method T-score

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 VR-12 Physical component summary score - oblique method. 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
• Order vs observation: Observation
• Method: VR

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• VR-12 Physical component summary (PCS) score - oblique method T-score
• VR-12 Physical component summary score - oblique method
• PCS = Physical Component Summary. This score is calculated from all domain scores via coefficients. T scores have a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10.
• Meth; Method of; Obl; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SF-12; SF-36; Survey; SURVEY.GNHLTH; T-score; Veterans RAND

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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