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LOINC Code 80436-9: Past employer postal code [Location]

80436-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Past employer postal code [Location] 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 Past employer postal code. 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 Past employer postal code. 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

  • Past employer postal code [Location]
  • Past employer postal code
  • ADMIN; ADMIN.PATIENT; Last; Location; Nominal; Point in time; Random; ZIP code

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

Past employer postal code [Location]Past employer postal codeADMIN.PATIENTLocPt^PatientNom

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code80436-9
SystemLOINC
Display namePast employer postal code [Location]
DescriptionPast employer postal code
Short namePast employer postal code
ComponentPast employer postal code
PropertyLoc
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleNom
ClassADMIN.PATIENT
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.54
Last changed2.66

Part names

Past employer postal codeLocPt^PatientNomLocationPoint in time (spot)

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