LOINC Code 85152-7: Employment status of family member
85152-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Employment status of family member 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 Employment status. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Family member.
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 Employment status. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Family member.
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
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Employment status of family member
- Employment status
- The employment status of a family member, such as the patient's mother or father. Employment status refers to whether or not a person is currently employed for wages or doing some other unpaid activity, such as volunteering, homemaking, or participating in educational instruction as a student. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, a clinical application that collects information on the patient's parents (or legal guardian), including their employment status.
- Fam Mem; H+P; H+P.HX; Job; Nominal; Occupation; P prime; Point in time; Random; Typ; Work
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.
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