Social Drivers of Health
How to address SDOH needs
- Screen every patient annually for gaps in food, housing and transportation. Prapare® is a screening tool you can use to gather information from your patients.
- Share your screening assessments using LOINC or ICD-10 Z codes
- When you identify an SDOH gap for your patient, submit your claims using CPT® or HCPCS intervention codes
- Collaborate with us to help ensure we address your patient’s needs through our outreach programs

Ways to share SDOH screening results
Send electronically
Submit SDOH codes using either of the following digital solutions:
- Electronic data interchange (EDI) clearinghouse
- UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal

Connect your patient to resources
When you identify members with a social need and don’t have resource information readily at hand, we can help. Direct them to UnitedHealthcare Customer Service. Our team will connect members to community resources, if available.
Social drivers of health training and education
Featured interactive guide
Browse through the wide range of topics in the Social Drivers of Health Considerations for Network Care Providers.
Free CME credit courses
- OptumHealth™ Education (OHE)
- Medical Director and Clinician Leadership Forum 2023
- Obesity Care: Identifying Challenges and Inequities that Impact Health Outcomes
- Social Determinants of Health Considerations for Behavioral Care Providers Working with the Medicaid Population
- Empathy: Social Care Education
Social drivers of health resources
UnitedHealthcare resources
National resources
- America’s Health Rankings, 2024 Disparities Report
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