LOINC Code 82292-4: Meeting recommended guidelines for physical activity

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 Meeting recommended guidelines for physical activity. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Meeting recommended guidelines for physical activity
• Indicates whether a patient is meeting the recommended guidelines for various types of physical activities, including aerobic, bone-strengthening and muscle-strengthening activities. For example, according to the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (2008 PAG), children and adolescents should do muscle-strengthening physical activities at least 3 days per week as part of their 60 minutes or more of daily physical activity. If they do muscle-strengthen activities less than 3 day per week, they are not meeting the recommended guidelines according to the 2008 PAG. If they do more than 3 days per week, they are exceeding the recommended amount.
• Activ; Actvty; CLIN; Finding; Findings; Meeting guidelines phys activity; Movements; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen

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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