LOINC Code 52827-3: Facility unique identifier panel [NMMDS]
52827-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Facility unique identifier panel [NMMDS] 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 Facility unique identifier panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Facility.
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 Facility unique identifier panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Facility.
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
- Panel type: Panel
- Method: NMMDS
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Facility unique identifier panel [NMMDS]
- Facility unique identifier panel
- A facility is the highest level of an organization for data aggregation for which unit level data is reported. In some cases, a facility is the same as a unit if there is only one unit.
- Admin; Facility unique identifier Pnl; Fclty; Nursing Management Minimum Data Set; Pan; PANEL.SURVEY.NMMDS; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.NMMDS
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.
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