HL7 Terminology (THO)
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CodeSystem: AddressPartType

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-AddressPartType Version: 3.0.0
Active as of 2019-03-20 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: AddressPartType
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.5.16

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Description: Code that specifies whether an address part names the street, city, country, postal code, post box, etc.

Discussion: The hierarchical nature of these concepts shows composition. E.g. "Street Name" is part of "Street Address Line"

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

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem v3-AddressPartType

Language: en

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
Specializes Specializes Coding The child code is a more narrow version of the concept represented by the parent code. I.e. Every child concept is also a valid parent concept. Used to allow determination of subsumption. Must be transitive, irreflexive, antisymmetric.
Generalizes Generalizes Coding Inverse of Specializes. Only included as a derived relationship.
Special additional relationship for part relatioships ComponentOf http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#ComponentOf Coding This relationship indicates that the source concept is a component of the target concept.
internalId internalId http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v3-internal-id code The internal identifier for the concept in the HL7 Access database repository.
Status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code Designation of a concept's state. Normally is not populated unless the state is retired.

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-AddressPartType defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:

LvlCodeDisplayDefinitionSpecial additional relationship for part relatioshipsinternalIdStatus
1 ADL additional locator This can be a unit designator, such as apartment number, suite number, or floor. There may be several unit designators in an address (e.g., "3rd floor, Appt. 342"). This can also be a designator pointing away from the location, rather than specifying a smaller location within some larger one (e.g., Dutch "t.o." means "opposite to" for house boats located across the street facing houses). AL 10651 active
1 AL address line **Description:** An address line is for either an additional locator, a delivery address or a street address. 22619 active
2   DAL delivery address line A delivery address line is frequently used instead of breaking out delivery mode, delivery installation, etc. An address generally has only a delivery address line or a street address line, but not both. 17887 active
2   SAL street address line **Description:** A street address line is frequently used instead of breaking out build number, street name, street type, etc. An address generally has only a delivery address line or a street address line, but not both. 14822 active
1 BNN building number numeric The numeric portion of a building number BNR 17881 active
1 BNR building number The number of a building, house or lot alongside the street. Also known as "primary street number". This does not number the street but rather the building. SAL 10649 active
1 BNS building number suffix Any alphabetic character, fraction or other text that may appear after the numeric portion of a building number BNR 17882 active
1 CAR care of The name of the party who will take receipt at the specified address, and will take on responsibility for ensuring delivery to the target recipient 17879 active
1 CEN census tract A geographic sub-unit delineated for demographic purposes. 17934 active
1 CNT country Country 10644 active
1 CPA county or parish A sub-unit of a state or province. (49 of the United States of America use the term "county;" Louisiana uses the term "parish".) 12210 active
1 CTY municipality The name of the city, town, village, or other community or delivery center 10646 active
1 DEL delimiter Delimiters are printed without framing white space. If no value component is provided, the delimiter appears as a line break. 10643 active
1 DINST delivery installation type Indicates the type of delivery installation (the facility to which the mail will be delivered prior to final shipping via the delivery mode.) Example: post office, letter carrier depot, community mail center, station, etc. DAL 17890 active
1 DINSTA delivery installation area The location of the delivery installation, usually a town or city, and is only required if the area is different from the municipality. Area to which mail delivery service is provided from any postal facility or service such as an individual letter carrier, rural route, or postal route. DAL 17892 active
1 DINSTQ delivery installation qualifier A number, letter or name identifying a delivery installation. E.g., for Station A, the delivery installation qualifier would be 'A'. DAL 17891 active
1 DIR direction Direction (e.g., N, S, W, E) SAL 10650 active
1 DMOD delivery mode Indicates the type of service offered, method of delivery. For example: post office box, rural route, general delivery, etc. DAL 17888 active
1 DMODID delivery mode identifier Represents the routing information such as a letter carrier route number. It is the identifying number of the designator (the box number or rural route number). DAL 17889 active
1 DPID delivery point identifier A value that uniquely identifies the postal address. 23531 active
1 INT intersection **Description:**An intersection denotes that the actual address is located AT or CLOSE TO the intersection OF two or more streets. AL 22620 active
1 POB post box A numbered box located in a post station. DMODID 10652 active
1 PRE precinct A subsection of a municipality 17880 active
1 STA state or province A sub-unit of a country with limited sovereignty in a federally organized country. 10645 active
1 STB street name base The base name of a roadway or artery recognized by a municipality (excluding street type and direction) STR 17883 active
1 STR street name SAL 10648 active
1 STTYP street type The designation given to the street. (e.g. Street, Avenue, Crescent, etc.) STR 17884 active
1 UNID unit identifier The number or name of a specific unit contained within a building or complex, as assigned by that building or complex. ADL 17886 active
1 UNIT unit designator Indicates the type of specific unit contained within a building or complex. E.g. Appartment, Floor ADL 17885 active
1 ZIP postal code A postal code designating a region defined by the postal service. 10647 active

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2023-11-14reviseMarc DuteauTSMGAdd standard copyright and contact to internal content; up-476
2022-10-18reviseMarc DuteauTSMGFixing missing metadata; up-349
2022-02-17 00:00:32+1100reviseGrahame GrieveVocabulary WGPopulate Missing caseSensitive property; UP-286
2020-05-06reviseTed KleinVocabulary WGMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.