What does this LOINC code represent?

This LOINC code identifies a lab observation, measurement, question, or clinical concept in a standardized format.

Is this enough to understand my test result?

No. The code identifies the test or observation, but the interpretation depends on the actual result, reference range, and clinical context.

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LOINC Code 78065-0: Deprecated Does your health now limit you in climbing one flight of stairs [PROMIS]

Name: LOINC Code 78065-0: Deprecated Does your health now limit you in climbing one flight of stairs [PROMIS]
Creator: HealthAssure Clinical Team
Published: 2026-05-21T08:59:58.755Z

78065-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Deprecated Does your health now limit you in climbing one flight of stairs [PROMIS] 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 Does your health now limit you in climbing one flight of stairs. 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 Does your health now limit you in climbing one flight of stairs. 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: DEPRECATED
Order vs observation: Observation
Method: PROMIS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Deprecated Does your health now limit you in climbing one flight of stairs [PROMIS]
Does your health now limit you in climbing one flight of stairs
Finding; Findings; Limit climbing 1 flight stairs; Ordinal; Patient Reported Outcomes Information System; Point in time; promise; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.PROMIS

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

Deprecated Does your health now limit you in climbing one flight of stairs [PROMIS]Does your health now limit you in climbing one flight of stairsSURVEY.PROMISFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code78065-0

SystemLOINC

Display nameDeprecated Does your health now limit you in climbing one flight of stairs [PROMIS]

DescriptionDoes your health now limit you in climbing one flight of stairs

ComponentDoes your health now limit you in climbing one flight of stairs

PropertyFind

TimingPt

System (specimen)^Patient

ScaleOrd

MethodPROMIS

ClassSURVEY.PROMIS

StatusDEPRECATED

Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo

Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC

Version2.82

Releasemain

First released2.54

Last changed2.70

Part names

Does your health now limit you in climbing one flight of stairsFindPt^PatientOrdPROMISFindingPoint in time (spot)

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