Name Steward Organization Suggested Domain Suggested Domain Description Cde Group Classification
Cost Delayed Healthcare Occurrence Indicator Project 5 (COVID-19) Social determinants of health
Social determinants of health (e.g., financial, education, and living arrangements), but not environmental data (e.g., weather data, pollutant data)
NIH CDEs
  • Project 5 (COVID-19)
    • Tier 1

# Datatype
Value List

# Permissible value Value meaning code Value meaning definition Code system name Concept Concept source
Don't know Don't know The answer is not known by the person answering. C67142 LOINC C67142 NCI Thesaurus
No LA32-8 The non-affirmative response to a question. C49487 LOINC C49487 NCI Thesaurus
Refused/Not reported Prefers not to answer A response indicating that an individual prefers or preferred not to answer. C132222 LOINC C132222 NCI Thesaurus
Unknown LA4489-6 Not known, observed, recorded; or reported as unknown by the data contributor. C17998 LOINC C17998 NCI Thesaurus
Yes LA33-6 The affirmative response to a question. C49488 LOINC C49488 NCI Thesaurus

# Name Origin Origin Concept type
Medical Care NCI Thesaurus C160222 data element concept
Delay NCI Thesaurus C25476 data element concept
Occurrence Indicator NCI Thesaurus C127786 data element concept
Cost NCI Thesaurus C69088 data element concept

# Definition Sources
An indication whether the person postponed or did not get any health care because of the expense. Project 5

# Designation Tags
Cost Delayed Healthcare Occurrence Indicator
During the past 12 months, was there any time when you needed medical care, but DELAYED IT/DID NOT GET IT because of the cost? Preferred Question Text

# Identifier Origin Version
F6IIcFboHH NLM CDEs 12-02-2025-download