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LOINC Code 68474-6: Physician Hospital Restraint note

68474-6 is a LOINC code used to identify Physician Hospital Restraint note 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 Restraint note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Hospital.

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 Restraint note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Hospital.

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: Both
  • Method: Physician

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Physician Hospital Restraint note
  • Restraint note
  • DOC.ONT; Document; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; Hosp; Inpatient; M.D.; MD; notes; Point in time; Random; Visit note

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

Physician Hospital Restraint noteMD Hosp Restraint noteRestraint noteDOC.ONTOLOGYFindPtHospital

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code68474-6
SystemLOINC
Display namePhysician Hospital Restraint note
DescriptionRestraint note
Short nameMD Hosp Restraint note
ComponentRestraint note
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Hospital
ScaleDoc
MethodPhysician
ClassDOC.ONTOLOGY
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.38
Last changed2.58

Part names

Restraint noteFindPtHospitalDocPhysicianRestraintNoteFindingPoint in time (spot)

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