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LOINC Code 71903-9: During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities - like visiting with friends, relatives, etc. [Veterans RAND]

71903-9 is a LOINC code used to identify During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities - like visiting with friends, relatives, etc. [Veterans RAND] 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 During the past 4W, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities - like visiting with friends, relatives, etc.. 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 During the past 4W, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities - like visiting with friends, relatives, etc.. 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: VR

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities - like visiting with friends, relatives, etc. [Veterans RAND]
  • During the past 4W, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities - like visiting with friends, relatives, etc.
  • 4 weeks; Emot probs interfere past 4W; Emot probs interferedw soc act past 4W; Finding; Findings; Last; Ordinal; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Screen; SF-12; SF-36; Survey; SURVEY.GNHLTH; Veterans RAND

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

During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities - like visiting with friends, relatives, etc. [Veterans RAND]During the past 4W, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities - like visiting with friends, relatives, etc.SURVEY.GNHLTHFind4W^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code71903-9
SystemLOINC
Display nameDuring the past 4 weeks, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities - like visiting with friends, relatives, etc. [Veterans RAND]
DescriptionDuring the past 4W, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities - like visiting with friends, relatives, etc.
ComponentDuring the past 4W, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities - like visiting with friends, relatives, etc.
PropertyFind
Timing4W
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodVR
ClassSURVEY.GNHLTH
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.40
Last changed2.67

Part names

During the past 4W, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities - like visiting with friends, relatives, etc.Find4W^PatientOrdVRDuring the past 4 weeks, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities - like visiting with friends, relatives, etc.Finding4 weeksVeterans RAND

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