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LOINC Code 89571-4: Disability status [CUBS]

89571-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Disability status [CUBS] 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 Disability status. 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 Disability status. 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: CUBS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Disability status [CUBS]
  • Disability status
  • This term was created for the Comprehensive Universal Behavior Health Screen (CUBS)© and should only be used with the assigned answer list.
  • Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.MTLHLTH

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

Disability status [CUBS]Disability statusSURVEY.MTLHLTHFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code89571-4
SystemLOINC
Display nameDisability status [CUBS]
DescriptionDisability status
ComponentDisability status
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodCUBS
ClassSURVEY.MTLHLTH
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.64
Last changed2.66

Part names

Disability statusFindPt^PatientOrdCUBSFindingPoint in time (spot)Comprehensive Universal Behavior Health Screen

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