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LOINC Code 89246-3: ECOG Performance Status panel

89246-3 is a LOINC code used to identify ECOG Performance Status panel 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 Performance status panel. 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 Performance status panel. 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: Order
  • Panel type: Panel
  • Method: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

ECOG Performance Status panel
Performance status panel
The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status is a tool used to measure a patient's level of daily functioning and physical ability. The ECOG score ranges from 0 to 5. Lower scores are associated with better functional status, with 0 representing no symptoms or evidence of disease, and 5 representing death. [PMID7165009] This panel contains LOINC terms to report the ECOG score [LOINC:89247-1] and its interpretation [LOINC:89262-0].
Cancer; CLIN; ECOG; Pan; PANEL.CLINICAL; Panl; Perform status; Perform status Pnl; 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

ECOG Performance Status panelECOG Perform Status PnlPerformance status panelPANEL.CLIN-Pt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code89246-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameECOG Performance Status panel
DescriptionPerformance status panel
Short nameECOG Perform Status Pnl
ComponentPerformance status panel
Property-
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
Scale-
MethodEastern Cooperative Oncology Group
ClassPANEL.CLIN
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationOrder

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.64
Last changed2.67

Part names

Performance status panel-Pt^PatientEastern Cooperative Oncology GroupPoint in time (spot)

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