LOINC Code 96581-4: During the last month did you have to eat less because your family didn't have enough money to buy food [U.S. FSS - Child]

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 During the last Mo did you have to eat less because your family didn't have enough money to buy food. 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.Child

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• During the last month did you have to eat less because your family didn't have enough money to buy food [U.S. FSS - Child]
• During the last Mo did you have to eat less because your family didn't have enough money to buy food
• 1 month; 1 month (30 days); 30 days; Finding; Findings; month; Ordinal; Past; QL; Qual; Qualitative; S prime; Screen; SDOH; T prime

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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