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LOINC Code 68477-9: Nurse Hospital Education note

68477-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Nurse Hospital Education 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 Education 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 Education 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: Nurse

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Nurse Hospital Education note
  • Education note
  • DOC.ONT; Document; Educ note; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; Hosp; Inpatient; notes; nursing; 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

Nurse Hospital Education noteNurse Hosp Educ noteEducation noteDOC.ONTOLOGYFindPtHospital

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code68477-9
SystemLOINC
Display nameNurse Hospital Education note
DescriptionEducation note
Short nameNurse Hosp Educ note
ComponentEducation note
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Hospital
ScaleDoc
MethodNurse
ClassDOC.ONTOLOGY
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.38
Last changed2.50

Part names

Education noteFindPtHospitalDocNurseEducationNoteFindingPoint in time (spot)

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