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LOINC Code 90896-2: Personnel Person assigned to task

90896-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Personnel Person assigned to task 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 Person assigned to task. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Personnel.

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 Person assigned to task. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Personnel.

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

  • Personnel Person assigned to task
  • Person assigned to task
  • The name of the person assigned to a task.
  • ADMIN; Nominal; Person name; Persons; Point in time; Random

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

Personnel Person assigned to taskPerson assigned to taskADMINPnPtPersonnelNom

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code90896-2
SystemLOINC
Display namePersonnel Person assigned to task
DescriptionPerson assigned to task
Short namePersonnel Person assigned to task
ComponentPerson assigned to task
PropertyPn
TimingPt
System (specimen)Personnel
ScaleNom
ClassADMIN
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.65
Last changed2.68

Part names

Person assigned to taskPnPtPersonnelNomPerson namePoint in time (spot)

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