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LOINC Code 44623-7: Matted nodes CAP Nom (Spec)

44623-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Matted nodes 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 Matted nodes. 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 Matted nodes. 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: ACTIVE
  • 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

  • Matted nodes by CAP cancer protocols
  • Matted nodes
  • CAP prot; Identity or presence; Integument; Nominal; Pathology; PATHOLOGY PROTOCOLS; PATHOLOGY PROTOCOLS SKIN; Point in time; Random; Spec

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

Matted nodes CAP Nom (Spec)Matted nodes by CAP cancer protocolsMatted nodes CAP protMatted nodesPATH.PROTOCOLS.SKINMatted nodes, SpecimenPrid

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code44623-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameMatted nodes CAP Nom (Spec)
DescriptionMatted nodes
Short nameMatted nodes CAP prot
ComponentMatted nodes
PropertyPrid
TimingPt
System (specimen)Specimen
ScaleNom
MethodCAP cancer protocols
ClassPATH.PROTOCOLS.SKIN
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.17
Last changed2.36

Consumer names

Matted nodes, Specimen

Part names

Matted nodesPridPtSpecimenNomCAP cancer protocolsPresence or IdentityPoint in time (spot)

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