LOINC Code 93016-4: Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia [SARA]

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 Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia. 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: SARA

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia [SARA]
• Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia
• The Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) is a clinical scale used to assess cerebellar ataxia. The scale includes 8 items that are related to gait, stance, sitting, speech, finger-chase test, nose-finger test, fast alternating movements and heel-shin test. A trained physician observes the participant perform these physical function tests and gives each one a value from the scale.
• H+P; P prime; Pan; Panel; PANEL.H&P; Panl; 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.

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