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LOINC Code 84420-9: 2-minute Walk Endurance Test - national percentile [NIH Toolbox]

84420-9 is a LOINC code used to identify 2-minute Walk Endurance Test - national percentile [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 2-minute Walk Endurance Test - national percentile. 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 2-minute Walk Endurance Test - national percentile. 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

  • 2-minute Walk Endurance Test - national percentile [NIH Toolbox]
  • 2-minute Walk Endurance Test - national percentile
  • 2 min walk national prctl; 2-min walk test; II; Percentile; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

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

2-minute Walk Endurance Test - national percentile [NIH Toolbox]2 min walk national prctl NIH2-minute Walk Endurance Test - national percentileNIH.MOTORPrctlPt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code84420-9
SystemLOINC
Display name2-minute Walk Endurance Test - national percentile [NIH Toolbox]
Description2-minute Walk Endurance Test - national percentile
Short name2 min walk national prctl NIH
Component2-minute Walk Endurance Test - national percentile
PropertyPrctl
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodNIH Toolbox
ClassNIH.MOTOR
Example units%
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

2-minute Walk Endurance Test - national percentilePrctlPt^PatientQnNIH ToolboxPercentilePoint in time (spot)

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