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LOINC Code 78022-1: Care setting Facility [NHCS]

78022-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Care setting Facility [NHCS] 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 Care setting. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Facility.

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 Care setting. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Facility.

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: NHCS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Care setting Facility [NHCS]
Care setting
The location or setting where a health care service (e.g. procedure, treatment) was provided. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Service Delivery Location template in the HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2National Health Care Surveys Release 1. The value set associated with this term is based on the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) location code system that has been developed over a number of years through CDC's interaction with a variety of healthcare facilities and is intended to serve a variety of reporting needs where coding of healthcare service locations is required.
Admin; Fclty; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.NHCS; 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

Care setting Facility [NHCS]Care settingSURVEY.NHCSTypePtFacilityNom

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code78022-1
SystemLOINC
Display nameCare setting Facility [NHCS]
DescriptionCare setting
ComponentCare setting
PropertyType
TimingPt
System (specimen)Facility
ScaleNom
MethodNHCS
ClassSURVEY.NHCS
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

Care settingTypePtFacilityNomNHCSPoint in time (spot)

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