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LOINC Code 83172-7: 4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test - computed score [NIH Toolbox]

83172-7 is a LOINC code used to identify 4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test - computed score [NIH Toolbox] 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 4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test - computed score. 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 4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test - computed score. 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: NIH Toolbox

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • 4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test - computed score [NIH Toolbox]
  • 4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test - computed score
  • 4 meter walk computed score; 4 meter walk test; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Velocity

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

4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test - computed score [NIH Toolbox]4 meter walk computed score NIH4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test - computed scoreNIH.MOTORVelPt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code83172-7
SystemLOINC
Display name4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test - computed score [NIH Toolbox]
Description4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test - computed score
Short name4 meter walk computed score NIH
Component4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test - computed score
PropertyVel
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodNIH Toolbox
ClassNIH.MOTOR
Example unitsm/s
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.58
Last changed2.59

Part names

4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test - computed scoreVelPt^PatientQnNIH ToolboxVelocity (distance/time)Point in time (spot)

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