LOINCActiveObservation

LOINC Code 96585-5: During the last month did you worry that food at home would run out before your family got money to buy more [U.S. FSS - Child]

96585-5 is a LOINC code used to identify During the last month did you worry that food at home would run out before your family got money to buy more [U.S. FSS - Child] 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 During the last Mo did you worry that food at home would run out before your family got money to buy more. 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 During the last Mo did you worry that food at home would run out before your family got money to buy more. 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 worry that food at home would run out before your family got money to buy more [U.S. FSS - Child]
  • During the last Mo did you worry that food at home would run out before your family got money to buy more
  • 1 month; 1 month (30 days); 30 days; Finding; Findings; month; Ordinal; Past; QL; Qual; Qualitative; S prime; Screen; SDOH

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

During the last month did you worry that food at home would run out before your family got money to buy more [U.S. FSS - Child]During the last Mo did you worry that food at home would run out before your family got money to buy moreSURVEY.SDOHFind1Mo^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code96585-5
SystemLOINC
Display nameDuring the last month did you worry that food at home would run out before your family got money to buy more [U.S. FSS - Child]
DescriptionDuring the last Mo did you worry that food at home would run out before your family got money to buy more
ComponentDuring the last Mo did you worry that food at home would run out before your family got money to buy more
PropertyFind
Timing1Mo
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodU.S. Food Security Survey.Child
ClassSURVEY.SDOH
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.69
Last changed2.69

Part names

During the last Mo did you worry that food at home would run out before your family got money to buy moreFind1Mo^PatientOrdU.S. Food Security Survey.ChildDuring the last month did you worry that food at home would run out before your family got money to buy moreFinding1 monthU.S. FSS - Child

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