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LOINC Code 84436-5: Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test [NIH Toolbox]

84436-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test [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 Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test. 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 Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test. 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: Both
  • Panel type: Panel
  • Method: NIH Toolbox

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test [NIH Toolbox]
  • Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test
  • Compare; Pan; Panel; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; 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

Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test [NIH Toolbox]Pattern comparison NIHPattern Comparison Processing Speed TestPANEL.NIH.COGNITIVE-Pt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code84436-5
SystemLOINC
Display namePattern Comparison Processing Speed Test [NIH Toolbox]
DescriptionPattern Comparison Processing Speed Test
Short namePattern comparison NIH
ComponentPattern Comparison Processing Speed Test
Property-
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
Scale-
MethodNIH Toolbox
ClassPANEL.NIH.COGNITIVE
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test-Pt^PatientNIH ToolboxPoint in time (spot)

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