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LOINC Code 85618-7: Physical score [MLHFQ]

85618-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Physical score [MLHFQ] 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 Physical 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 Physical 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: MLHFQ

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Physical score [MLHFQ]
Physical score
The physical subscore reported as part of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure (R) Questionnaire is calculated by adding the numeric responses to 8 specific self-assessments regarding whether or not a patient's heart failure prevented them from living as they wanted during the past month (4 weeks) from a physical perspective. The 8 assessments used (by question number in survey) are2 - making you sit or lie down to rest during the day; 3- making your walking about or climbing stairs difficult; 4 - making your working around the house or yard difficult; 5 - making your going places away from home difficult; 6 - making your sleeping well at night difficult; 7 - making your relating to or doing things with your friends or family difficult; 12 - making you short of breath and 13 - making you tired, fatigued, or low on energy. The responses are based on a scale of 0-5 where 0 = No, 1 = Very Little and 5 = Very Much; therefore, the physical subscore is out of a total of 40 points, with a higher score indicating increasing difficulty.
Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire; Phys score; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Scale; Scre; Survey

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

Physical score [MLHFQ]Physical scoreSURVEY.MLHFQScorePt^PatientQn

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code85618-7
SystemLOINC
Display namePhysical score [MLHFQ]
DescriptionPhysical score
ComponentPhysical score
PropertyScore
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodMLHFQ
ClassSURVEY.MLHFQ
Example unitsscore
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Physical scoreScorePt^PatientQnMLHFQPoint in time (spot)Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire

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