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LOINC Code 77700-3: Walking scale [UPDRS]

77700-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Walking scale [UPDRS] 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 Walking scale. 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 Walking scale. 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: UPDRS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Walking scale [UPDRS]
  • Walking scale
  • Subjects ability to walk as part of Unified Parkinsons Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS).
  • Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; 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.

Common synonyms

Walking scale [UPDRS]Walking scale UPDRSWalking scaleUPDRSFindPt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code77700-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameWalking scale [UPDRS]
DescriptionWalking scale
Short nameWalking scale UPDRS
ComponentWalking scale
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodUPDRS
ClassUPDRS
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.52
Last changed2.54

Part names

Walking scaleFindPt^PatientOrdUPDRSFindingPoint in time (spot)Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale

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