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LOINC Code 86186-4: Prior functioning.transfer during assessment period [CMS Assessment]

86186-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Prior functioning.transfer 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 Prior functioning.transfer. 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 Prior functioning.transfer. 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

  • Prior functioning.transfer during assessment period [CMS Assessment]
  • Prior functioning.transfer
  • Indicate the patient's usual ability to transfer to tub, shower, commode, and bed to chair prior to the most recent illness, exacerbation, or injury
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Report period; Screen; 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

Prior functioning.transfer during assessment period [CMS Assessment]Prior functioning.transferSURVEY.CMSFindRptPeriod^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code86186-4
SystemLOINC
Display namePrior functioning.transfer during assessment period [CMS Assessment]
DescriptionPrior functioning.transfer
ComponentPrior functioning.transfer
PropertyFind
TimingRptPeriod
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodCMS Assessment
ClassSURVEY.CMS
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.63
Last changed2.77

Part names

Prior functioning.transferFindRptPeriod^PatientOrdCMS AssessmentFindingReporting PeriodCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment

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