LOINCActiveObservation

LOINC Code 99551-4: Problems getting child care make work or study difficult

99551-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Problems getting child care make work or study difficult 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 Problems getting child care make work or study difficult. 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 Problems getting child care make work or study difficult. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

  • Problems getting child care make work or study difficult
  • Bills; Debt; Employment; Expenses; Finding; Findings; Income; Job; Loans; Occupation; Ordinal; Point in time; Prob w/ child care- wk/stdy difficult; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SDH; SDH.Economics; SDOH; Study report; Survey; Unemployed; Unemployment

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

Problems getting child care make work or study difficultSURVEY.SDOHFindPt^PatientOrdFinding

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code99551-4
SystemLOINC
Display nameProblems getting child care make work or study difficult
ComponentProblems getting child care make work or study difficult
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
ClassSURVEY.SDOH
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.72
Last changed2.72

Part names

Problems getting child care make work or study difficultFindPt^PatientOrdFindingPoint in time (spot)

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