LOINC Code 79114-5: Total score - Patient examination [GPCOG]

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 Total score - Patient examination. 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: GPCOG

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Total score - Patient examination [GPCOG]
• Total score - Patient examination
• The total score for the GPCOG Patient Examination is equal to the total number of correct answers out of 9 questions. If patient scores 9, no significant cognitive impairment and further testing not necessary. If patient scores 5-8, more information required. Proceed with Step 2, informant section. If patient scores 0-4, cognitive impairment is indicated. Conduct standard investigations.
• General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Scale; Scre; Survey; SURVEY.GPCOG; Tot; Totl

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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