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LOINC Code 63572-2: Time received in laboratory (Spec)

63572-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Time received in laboratory (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 Time received in laboratory. 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 Time received in laboratory. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Time received in laboratory of Specimen
  • Time received in laboratory
  • Date and time; Genitourinary; GU; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Spec; Time stamp; Timestamp; URO; Urology

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

Time received in laboratory (Spec)Time received in laboratory of SpecimenTime received in lab SpecTime received in laboratorySPECTime received in laboratory, SpecimenTmStp

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code63572-2
SystemLOINC
Display nameTime received in laboratory (Spec)
DescriptionTime received in laboratory
Short nameTime received in lab Spec
ComponentTime received in laboratory
PropertyTmStp
TimingPt
System (specimen)Specimen
ScaleQn
ClassSPEC
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.36
Last changed2.73

Consumer names

Time received in laboratory, Specimen

Part names

Time received in laboratoryTmStpPtSpecimenQnTime Stamp (Date and Time)Point in time (spot)

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