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LOINC Code 85248-3: Internal medicine Nurse practitioner Note

85248-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Internal medicine Nurse practitioner 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 {Setting}.

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 {Setting}.

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: Internal medicine.nurse practitioner

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Internal medicine Nurse practitioner Note
  • Note
  • DOC.ONT; Document; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; Internal med NP; Internal med Nurse; notes; nursing; 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

Internal medicine Nurse practitioner NoteInternal med NP NoteNoteDOC.ONTOLOGYFindPt{Setting}

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code85248-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameInternal medicine Nurse practitioner Note
DescriptionNote
Short nameInternal med NP Note
ComponentNote
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen){Setting}
ScaleDoc
MethodInternal medicine.nurse practitioner
ClassDOC.ONTOLOGY
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

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

Part names

NoteFindPt{Setting}DocInternal medicine.nurse practitionerInternal medicineNurse practitionerFindingPoint in time (spot)Internal medicine Nurse practitioner

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