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LOINC Code 91638-7: How often is the following kind of support available to you if you need it - someone whose advice you really want [MOS Social Support Survey]

91638-7 is a LOINC code used to identify How often is the following kind of support available to you if you need it - someone whose advice you really want [MOS Social Support Survey] 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 How often is the following kind of support available to you if you need it - someone whose advice you really want. 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 How often is the following kind of support available to you if you need it - someone whose advice you really want. 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: MOS Social Support Survey

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • How often is the following kind of support available to you if you need it - someone whose advice you really want [MOS Social Support Survey]
  • How often is the following kind of support available to you if you need it - someone whose advice you really want
  • Finding; Findings; MOS SSS; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SURVEY.MTLHLTH

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

How often is the following kind of support available to you if you need it - someone whose advice you really want [MOS Social Support Survey]How often is the following kind of support available to you if you need it - someone whose advice you really wantSURVEY.MTLHLTHFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code91638-7
SystemLOINC
Display nameHow often is the following kind of support available to you if you need it - someone whose advice you really want [MOS Social Support Survey]
DescriptionHow often is the following kind of support available to you if you need it - someone whose advice you really want
ComponentHow often is the following kind of support available to you if you need it - someone whose advice you really want
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodMOS Social Support Survey
ClassSURVEY.MTLHLTH
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.66
Last changed2.66

Part names

How often is the following kind of support available to you if you need it - someone whose advice you really wantFindPt^PatientOrdMOS Social Support SurveyFindingPoint in time (spot)Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Social Support Survey

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