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LOINC Code 80977-2: Tabulated race [CDC]

80977-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Tabulated race [CDC] 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 Tabulated race. 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 Tabulated race. 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
  • Method: CDC

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Tabulated race [CDC]
Tabulated race
The answer codes are a subset of concept codes drawn from the PHVS_Race_HL7_V3 Race Value Set value set, and should be used preferentially for reporting. This term was created for, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), and the HL7 Version 2.6 Implementation GuideVital Records Death Reporting, Release 1.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Ethnicity; National tabulated race; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.CDC; 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

Tabulated race [CDC]Tabulated raceSURVEY.CDCTypePt^PatientNom

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code80977-2
SystemLOINC
Display nameTabulated race [CDC]
DescriptionTabulated race
ComponentTabulated race
PropertyType
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleNom
MethodCDC
ClassSURVEY.CDC
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.56
Last changed2.56

Part names

Tabulated raceTypePt^PatientNomCDCPoint in time (spot)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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