LOINC Code 79124-4: Total score - Informant interview [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 - Informant interview. 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 - Informant interview [GPCOG]
• Total score - Informant interview
• The total score of the GPCOG Informant Interview is equal to the number of items answered 'no', 'don't know' or 'N/A' out of six questions. If the patient scores 0-3, cognitive impairment is indicated.
• 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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