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LOINC Code 76512-3: Social isolation score [NHANES]

76512-3 is a LOINC code used to identify Social isolation score [NHANES] 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 Social isolation score. 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 Social isolation score. 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: Both
  • Method: NHANES

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Social isolation score [NHANES]
Social isolation score
Social isolation scores range from 0 to 4, with 0 representing the highest level of social isolation and 4 representing the lowest level. Scores of 0 or 1 are the most socially isolated participants. Patients received 1 point for each of the followingbeing married or living together with someone in a partnership at the time of questioning, averaging 3 or more interactions per week with other people (assessed with the questions "In a typical week, how many times do you talk on the telephone with family, friends, or neighbors?" and "How often do you get together with friends or relatives?"), attending church or religious services 4 or more times per year, and reporting that they participate in a club or organization such as a church group, union, fraternal or athletic group, or school group.[PMID: 24028260]
Isol; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Scale; Scre; Survey; SURVEY.NHANES

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

Social isolation score [NHANES]Social isolation scoreSURVEY.NHANESScorePt^PatientQn

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code76512-3
SystemLOINC
Display nameSocial isolation score [NHANES]
DescriptionSocial isolation score
ComponentSocial isolation score
PropertyScore
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodNHANES
ClassSURVEY.NHANES
Example unitsscore
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationBoth

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.52
Last changed2.58

Part names

Social isolation scoreScorePt^PatientQnNHANESPoint in time (spot)

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