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LOINC Code 80913-7: Highest level of education [US Standard Certificate of Death]

80913-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Highest level of education [US Standard Certificate of Death] 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 Highest level of education. 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 Highest level of education. 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: US standard certificate of death

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

Highest level of education [US Standard Certificate of Death]
Highest level of education
To reflect the highest education level reached by the individual. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the HL7 Version 2.6 Implementation GuideVital Records Death Reporting, Release 1
Echography; History; Levels; Levl; LV; LVL; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SDOH; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Survey; SURVEY.CDC; ULS; Ultrasound; US Death Certificate

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

Highest level of education [US Standard Certificate of Death]Highest level of educationSURVEY.CDCHxPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code80913-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameHighest level of education [US Standard Certificate of Death]
DescriptionHighest level of education
ComponentHighest level of education
PropertyHx
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodUS standard certificate of death
ClassSURVEY.CDC
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.56
Last changed2.56

Part names

Highest level of educationHxPt^PatientOrdUS standard certificate of deathHistoryPoint in time (spot)

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