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LOINC Code 79059-2: Are you able to exercise regularly [PROMIS]

79059-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Are you able to exercise regularly [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 Are you able to exercise regularly. 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 Are you able to exercise regularly. 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 exercise regularly [PROMIS]
  • Are you able to exercise regularly
  • Activity; EXCZ; Exercise; Finding; Findings; 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

Are you able to exercise regularly [PROMIS]Are you able to exercise regularlySURVEY.PROMISFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code79059-2
SystemLOINC
Display nameAre you able to exercise regularly [PROMIS]
DescriptionAre you able to exercise regularly
ComponentAre you able to exercise regularly
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodPROMIS
ClassSURVEY.PROMIS
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.54
Last changed2.65

Part names

Are you able to exercise regularlyFindPt^PatientOrdPROMISFindingPoint in time (spot)

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