LOINC Code 52836-4: Nursing unit cost center
52836-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Nursing unit cost center 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 Nursing unit cost center. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Nursing unit.
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 Nursing unit cost center. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Nursing unit.
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
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Nursing unit cost center
- An identifier given to a cost center by the facility for a unit which only has meaning within the facility; this is the first level of data aggregation beyond the individual patient or care provider
- Ident; Identifier; Nominal; Nursing Management Minimum Data Set; 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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