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LOINC Code 85397-8: Inpatient rehabilitation facility admission during assessment period [CMS Assessment]

85397-8 is a LOINC code used to identify Inpatient rehabilitation facility admission during assessment period [CMS Assessment] 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 Inpatient rehabilitation facility admission. 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 Inpatient rehabilitation facility admission. 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: CMS Assessment

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Inpatient rehabilitation facility admission during assessment period [CMS Assessment]
  • Inpatient rehabilitation facility admission
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment; Nominal; Report period; Survey; Typ

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

Inpatient rehabilitation facility admission during assessment period [CMS Assessment]Inpatient rehabilitation facility admissionSURVEY.CMSTypeRptPeriod^PatientNom

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code85397-8
SystemLOINC
Display nameInpatient rehabilitation facility admission during assessment period [CMS Assessment]
DescriptionInpatient rehabilitation facility admission
ComponentInpatient rehabilitation facility admission
PropertyType
TimingRptPeriod
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleNom
MethodCMS Assessment
ClassSURVEY.CMS
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.61
Last changed2.77

Part names

Inpatient rehabilitation facility admissionTypeRptPeriod^PatientNomCMS AssessmentReporting PeriodCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment

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