LOINC Code 82944-0: Cutting food and handling utensils (patients without gastrostomy) [ALSFRS-R]

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 Cutting food and handling utensils (patients without gastrostomy). 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: ALSFRS-R

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Cutting food and handling utensils (patients without gastrostomy) [ALSFRS-R]
• Cutting food and handling utensils (patients without gastrostomy)
• ALS Functional Rating Scale - Revised; Cut food wo gastronomy; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; R prime; Random; Right; Screen; Survey

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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