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4.3.14.254 4.3.2.183 Code System CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/appointmentstatus

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This is a code system defined by the FHIR project. Summary Committee:
Official URL : Title: http://hl7.org/fhir/appointmentstatus AppointmentStatus Definition: The free/busy status of an appointment. Version : 6.0.0-ballot3
active as of 2021-01-04 Patient Administration Computable Name : AppointmentStatus Work Group
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.485 (for OID based terminology systems) Flags : CaseSensitive, Complete. All codes ValueSet: Appointment Status Source Resource XML / JSON OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.485

This Code system is used in the following FHIR core-defined or referenced value sets:

4.3.14.254.1 4.3.2.183.1 Content Definition

The free/busy status of an appointment.

4.3.14.254.2 4.3.2.183.2 AppointmentStatus Content

The free/busy status of an appointment.

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem appointmentstatus

Last updated: 2025-11-14T20:54:02.388Z

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/appointmentstatus defines the following codes:

Code Display Definition Copy
proposed Proposed

None of the participant(s) have finalized their acceptance of the appointment request, and the start/end time might not be set yet.

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pending Pending

Some or all of the participant(s) have not finalized their acceptance of the appointment request.

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booked Booked

All participant(s) have been considered and the appointment is confirmed to go ahead at the date/times specified.

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arrived Arrived

The patient/patients has/have arrived and is/are waiting to be seen.

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fulfilled Fulfilled

The planning stages of the appointment are now complete, the encounter resource will exist and will track further status changes. Note that an encounter may exist before the appointment status is fulfilled for many reasons.

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cancelled Cancelled

The appointment has been cancelled.

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noshow No Show

Some or all of the participant(s) have not/did not appear for the appointment (usually the patient).

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entered-in-error Entered in error

This instance should not have been part of this patient's medical record.

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checked-in Checked In

When checked in, all pre-encounter administrative work is complete, and the encounter may begin. (where multiple patients are involved, they are all present).

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waitlist Waitlisted

The appointment has been placed on a waitlist, to be scheduled/confirmed in the future when a slot/service is available. A specific time might or might not be pre-allocated.

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