HL7 Terminology
2.1.0 - Publication

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CodeSystem: observationType

Summary

Defining URL:http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0936
Version:2.1.0
Name:ObservationType
Status:Active as of 2019-12-01
Definition:

HL7-defined code system of concepts specifying types of observations to enable systems to distinguish between observations sent along with an order, versus observations sent as the result to an order. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the OBX segment.

Publisher:HL7, Inc
Copyright:

Copyright HL7. Licensed under creative commons public domain

Content:Complete: All the concepts defined by the code system are included in the code system resource
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.439 (for OID based terminology systems)
Value Set:http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0936 ( is the value set for all codes in this code system)
Source Resource:XML / JSON / Turtle

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Properties

CodeURLDescriptionType
statushttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#statusStatus of the conceptcode
deprecatedhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-table-deprecatedVersion of HL7 in which the code was deprecatedcode
v2-concCommenthttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-concCommentV2 Concept Commentstring
v2-concCommentAsPubhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-concCommentAsPubV2 Concept Comment As Publishedstring

This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0936 defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionV2 Concept CommentV2 Concept Comment As Published
QST QuestionQuestionLimited to expected responses to questions by the fillerLimited to expected responses to questions by the filler
RSLT ResultResult
SCI Supporting Clinical InformationSupporting Clinical InformationPlacer observations not explicitly requested by the filler to provide context or supporting informationPlacer observations not explicitly requested by the filler to provide context or supporting information

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2020-05-06reviseTed KleinVocabulary WGMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.