LOINC Code 79012-1: Are you able to lift small objects (such as a can of soup) above your shoulder [PROMIS]

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 Are you able to lift small objects (such as a can of soup) above your shoulder. 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: PROMIS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Are you able to lift small objects (such as a can of soup) above your shoulder [PROMIS]
• Are you able to lift small objects (such as a can of soup) above your shoulder
• Arterial Stenosis; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Patient Reported Outcomes Information System; Point in time; promise; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.PROMIS; Upper extremity joint

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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