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LOINC Code 72091-2: Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score [KOOS]

72091-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score [KOOS] 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 Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score. 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 Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score. 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
  • Panel type: Panel
  • Method: KOOS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score [KOOS]
Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score
KOOS is an instrument to assess patient's opinion about their knee and associated problems. It is intended to be used for knee injury that can result in post traumatic osteoarthritis (OA), such as ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury, meniscus injury, chondral injury, etc. It is also is meant to be used over short and long time intervals to assess changes from week to week induced by treatment (medication, operation, physical therapy) or over years due to the primary injury or post traumatic OA. [http//www.koos.nu]
KOOS; KOOS JR; KOOS score; KOOS, JR; Lower extremity joint; Pan; Panel; PANEL.SURVEY.GNHLTH; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.GNHLTH; Ulcer

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

Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score [KOOS]Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome scorePANEL.SURVEY.GNHLTH-Pt^PatientKOOS

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code72091-2
SystemLOINC
Display nameKnee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score [KOOS]
DescriptionKnee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score
ComponentKnee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score
Property-
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
Scale-
MethodKOOS
ClassPANEL.SURVEY.GNHLTH
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.40
Last changed2.64

Part names

Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score-Pt^PatientKOOSPoint in time (spot)

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