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LOINC Code 83874-8: Primary care Custodial care facility Note

83874-8 is a LOINC code used to identify Primary care Custodial care facility Note 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 Note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Custodial care 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 Note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Custodial care 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: Both
  • Method: Primary care

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Primary care Custodial care facility Note
  • Note
  • Continuity assessment record and evaluation; Cust care fac; DOC.ONT; Document; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Fclty; Finding; Findings; notes; Point in time; Random; Visit note

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

Primary care Custodial care facility NotePrimary care Cust care fac NoteNoteDOC.ONTOLOGYFindPtCustodial care facility

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code83874-8
SystemLOINC
Display namePrimary care Custodial care facility Note
DescriptionNote
Short namePrimary care Cust care fac Note
ComponentNote
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)Custodial care facility
ScaleDoc
MethodPrimary care
ClassDOC.ONTOLOGY
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

NoteFindPtCustodial care facilityDocPrimary careFindingPoint in time (spot)

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