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LOINC Code 82947-3: Turning in bed and adjusting bed clothes [ALSFRS-R]

82947-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Turning in bed and adjusting bed clothes [ALSFRS-R] 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 Turning in bed and adjusting bed clothes. 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 Turning in bed and adjusting bed clothes. 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

  • Turning in bed and adjusting bed clothes [ALSFRS-R]
  • Turning in bed and adjusting bed clothes
  • ALS Functional Rating Scale - Revised; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; R prime; Random; Right; Screen; Survey; Turn in bed

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

Turning in bed and adjusting bed clothes [ALSFRS-R]Turning in bed and adjusting bed clothesSURVEY.ALSFRSRFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code82947-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameTurning in bed and adjusting bed clothes [ALSFRS-R]
DescriptionTurning in bed and adjusting bed clothes
ComponentTurning in bed and adjusting bed clothes
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodALSFRS-R
ClassSURVEY.ALSFRSR
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.58
Last changed2.58

Part names

Turning in bed and adjusting bed clothesFindPt^PatientOrdALSFRS-RFindingPoint in time (spot)ALS Functional Rating Scale - Revised

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