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LOINC Code 76386-2: Nursing certification Provider [NMMDS]

76386-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Nursing certification Provider [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 Nursing certification. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Provider.

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 Nursing certification. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Provider.

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
  • Method: NMMDS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Nursing certification Provider [NMMDS]
  • Nursing certification
  • Nominal; Nursing Management Minimum Data Set; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.NMMDS; Typ

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

Nursing certification Provider [NMMDS]Nursing certificationSURVEY.NMMDSTypePtProviderNom

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code76386-2
SystemLOINC
Display nameNursing certification Provider [NMMDS]
DescriptionNursing certification
ComponentNursing certification
PropertyType
TimingPt
System (specimen)Provider
ScaleNom
MethodNMMDS
ClassSURVEY.NMMDS
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.52
Last changed2.58

Part names

Nursing certificationTypePtProviderNomNMMDSPoint in time (spot)Nursing Management Minimum Data Set

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