What does this LOINC code represent?

This LOINC code identifies a lab observation, measurement, question, or clinical concept in a standardized format.

Is this enough to understand my test result?

No. The code identifies the test or observation, but the interpretation depends on the actual result, reference range, and clinical context.

LOINCActiveObservation

LOINC Code 95379-4: U.S. Household Food Security Survey - Six-Item Short Form Total score [U.S. FSS]

Name: LOINC Code 95379-4: U.S. Household Food Security Survey - Six-Item Short Form Total score [U.S. FSS]
Creator: HealthAssure Clinical Team
Published: 2026-05-21T09:00:25.848Z

95379-4 is a LOINC code used to identify U.S. Household Food Security Survey - Six-Item Short Form Total score [U.S. FSS] 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 U.S. Household Food Security Survey - Six-Item Short Form Total 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 U.S. Household Food Security Survey - Six-Item Short Form Total 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: Observation
Method: U.S. Food Security Survey

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

U.S. Household Food Security Survey - Six-Item Short Form Total score [U.S. FSS]
U.S. Household Food Security Survey - Six-Item Short Form Total score
1 year; 12Mos; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; S prime; Scale; Scre; SDOH; Six-Item Short Form - Total score; Tot; Totl; US FSS 6-Item Short Form Total score

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

U.S. Household Food Security Survey - Six-Item Short Form Total score [U.S. FSS]U.S. Household Food Security Survey - Six-Item Short Form Total scoreSURVEY.SDOHScore12Mo^PatientQn

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code95379-4

SystemLOINC

Display nameU.S. Household Food Security Survey - Six-Item Short Form Total score [U.S. FSS]

DescriptionU.S. Household Food Security Survey - Six-Item Short Form Total score

ComponentU.S. Household Food Security Survey - Six-Item Short Form Total score

PropertyScore

Timing12Mo

System (specimen)^Patient

ScaleQn

MethodU.S. Food Security Survey

ClassSURVEY.SDOH

Example unitsscore

StatusACTIVE

Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo

Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC

Version2.82

Releasemain

First released2.68

Last changed2.81

Part names

U.S. Household Food Security Survey - Six-Item Short Form Total scoreScore12Mo^PatientQnU.S. Food Security Survey12 monthsU.S. FSS

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