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LOINC Code 33722-0: Collection method CAP Nom (Spec)

33722-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Collection method CAP Nom (Spec) 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 Collection method. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Specimen.

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 Collection method. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Specimen.

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: DEPRECATED
  • Order vs observation: Observation
  • Method: CAP cancer protocols

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Deprecated CAP cancer protocols Collection method
  • Collection method
  • CAP prot; Coll; Collect; Collected; Meth; Method of; Nominal; Pathology; PATHOLOGY PROTOCOLS; PATHOLOGY PROTOCOLS general; Point in time; Random; Spec; Typ

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

Collection method CAP Nom (Spec)Deprecated CAP cancer protocols Collection methodDeprecated Collection method CAP protCollection methodPATH.PROTOCOLS.GENERCollection method, SpecimenType

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code33722-0
SystemLOINC
Display nameCollection method CAP Nom (Spec)
DescriptionCollection method
Short nameDeprecated Collection method CAP prot
ComponentCollection method
PropertyType
TimingPt
System (specimen)Specimen
ScaleNom
MethodCAP cancer protocols
ClassPATH.PROTOCOLS.GENER
StatusDEPRECATED
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.09
Last changed2.61

Consumer names

Collection method, Specimen

Part names

Collection methodTypePtSpecimenNomCAP cancer protocolsPoint in time (spot)

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