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LOINC Code 76430-8: CPT units [#]

76430-8 is a LOINC code used to identify CPT units [#] 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 CPT units. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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 CPT units. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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

CPT units [#]
CPT units
CPT units are the number of billing units associated with a single CPT billing code [LOINC76448-0]. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the American Physical Therapy Association's Physical Therapy Outcomes Registry.
ADMIN; ADMIN.PATIENT; Cnt; Count; Current Procedural Terminology; Number; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

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

CPT units [#]CPT unitsADMIN.PATIENTNumPt^PatientQn

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code76430-8
SystemLOINC
Display nameCPT units [#]
DescriptionCPT units
Short nameCPT units
ComponentCPT units
PropertyNum
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
ClassADMIN.PATIENT
Example units#
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.52
Last changed2.66

Part names

CPT unitsNumPt^PatientQnNumber (count)Point in time (spot)

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