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LOINC Code 86744-0: Care team

86744-0 is a LOINC code used to identify Care team 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 team. 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 Care team. 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

Care team
This term is used to describe the focus of the Care team that a particular care team member belongs to. An individual patient may have multiple care teams including one focused on a particular condition, another on an episode of care, another on an encounter, and one for care coordination. Care team members include the people or organizations who are participating in or are intended to participate in the coordination and delivery of care for an individual. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) Care Team template and the FHIR Release 3 CareTeam resource (https//www.hl7.org/fhir/careteam.html).
CLIN; Nominal; Point in time; Random; 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 teamCLINTypePt^PatientNomPoint in time (spot)

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code86744-0
SystemLOINC
Display nameCare team
Short nameCare team
ComponentCare team
PropertyType
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleNom
ClassCLIN
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.61
Last changed2.61

Part names

Care teamTypePt^PatientNomPoint in time (spot)

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