LOINC

LOINC Code 52714-3: Provider type [CARE]

52714-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Provider type [CARE] 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 Provider type. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Provider.

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 Provider type. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Provider.

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: DISCOURAGED
  • Method: CARE

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Provider type [CARE]
  • Provider type
  • CARE Survey; Continuity assessment record and evaluation; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Survey; 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

Provider type [CARE]Provider typeSURVEY.CARETypePtProviderNom

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code52714-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameProvider type [CARE]
DescriptionProvider type
ComponentProvider type
PropertyType
TimingPt
System (specimen)Provider
ScaleNom
MethodCARE
ClassSURVEY.CARE
StatusDISCOURAGED

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.27
Last changed2.64

Part names

Provider typeTypePtProviderNomCAREPoint in time (spot)Continuity assessment record and evaluation

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