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CodeSystem: severityOfIllness

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0421 Version: 2.1.0
Active as of 2019-12-01 Responsible: HL7, Inc Computable Name: SeverityOfIllness
Other Identifiers: id: urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.262

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HL7-defined code system of concepts which specify the ranking of a patient’s illness. Used in HL7 Version 2 messaging in the ABS segment.

Underlying Master Code System for V2 table 0421 (Severity of Illness Code)

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

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

CodeURITypeDescription
statushttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#statuscodeStatus of the concept
deprecatedhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-table-deprecatedcodeVersion of HL7 in which the code was deprecated

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0421 defines the following codes in a Is-A heirarchy:

CodeDisplayDefinition
MI MildMild
MO ModerateModerate
SE SevereSevere

History

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