What does this LOINC code represent?

This LOINC code identifies a lab observation, measurement, question, or clinical concept in a standardized format.

Is this enough to understand my test result?

No. The code identifies the test or observation, but the interpretation depends on the actual result, reference range, and clinical context.

LOINCActiveObservation

LOINC Code 93158-4: How often have you limited your day-to-day activities because of pain during assessment period [CMS Assessment]

Name: LOINC Code 93158-4: How often have you limited your day-to-day activities because of pain during assessment period [CMS Assessment]
Creator: HealthAssure Clinical Team
Published: 2026-05-21T09:00:22.239Z

93158-4 is a LOINC code used to identify How often have you limited your day-to-day activities because of pain 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 How often have you limited your day-to-day activities because of pain. 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 How often have you limited your day-to-day activities because of pain. 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

How often have you limited your day-to-day activities because of pain during assessment period [CMS Assessment]
How often have you limited your day-to-day activities because of pain
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment; Finding; Findings; LMTED; LTD; 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

How often have you limited your day-to-day activities because of pain during assessment period [CMS Assessment]How often have you limited your day-to-day activities because of painSURVEY.CMSFindRptPeriod^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code93158-4

SystemLOINC

Display nameHow often have you limited your day-to-day activities because of pain during assessment period [CMS Assessment]

DescriptionHow often have you limited your day-to-day activities because of pain

ComponentHow often have you limited your day-to-day activities because of pain

PropertyFind

TimingRptPeriod

System (specimen)^Patient

ScaleOrd

MethodCMS Assessment

ClassSURVEY.CMS

StatusACTIVE

Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo

Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC

Version2.82

Releasemain

First released2.67

Last changed2.74

Part names

How often have you limited your day-to-day activities because of painFindRptPeriod^PatientOrdCMS AssessmentFindingReporting PeriodCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment

About this content

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