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LOINC Code 97876-7: Sometimes feel unsteady when walking

97876-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Sometimes feel unsteady when walking 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 Sometimes feel unsteady when walking. 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 Sometimes feel unsteady when walking. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Sometimes feel unsteady when walking
  • Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Ordinal; P prime; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen

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

Sometimes feel unsteady when walkingH&P.HXFindPt^PatientOrdFinding

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code97876-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameSometimes feel unsteady when walking
Short nameSometimes feel unsteady when walking
ComponentSometimes feel unsteady when walking
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
ClassH&P.HX
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.70
Last changed2.70

Part names

Sometimes feel unsteady when walkingFindPt^PatientOrdFindingPoint in time (spot)

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