LOINC Code 84418-3: Grip Strength Test - unadjusted scale score Hand.dominant [NIH Toolbox]

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 Grip Strength Test - unadjusted scale score. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Hand.dominant.

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

• Grip Strength Test - unadjusted scale score Hand.dominant [NIH Toolbox]
• Grip Strength Test - unadjusted scale score
• Grip unadj score; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Scale; Scre; Upper extremity

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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