LOINC Code 76441-5: Medical history relevant to physical therapy treatment

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 Medical history relevant to physical therapy treatment. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Medical history relevant to physical therapy treatment
• This term represents the diagnosis or diagnoses in the patient's medical history that are relevant to the current episode of physical therapy treatment. Diagnoses may be reported using ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM or SNOMED CT codes.
• APTA; Hx; Med hx relevant to PT treatment; Nominal; Physical Therapy; Point in time; PT; Random; Tx; Typ

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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