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OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1826 | |||
This Code system is not currently used
A set of common concept properties for use on coded systems throughout the FHIR eco-system.
Generated Narrative: CodeSystem concept-properties
Last updated: 2025-11-14T05:50:06.469Z
Properties
This code system defines the following properties for its concepts
| Name | Code | URI | Type | Description | Value Set |
| dataType | dataType | http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#dataType | code | data type of property value | |
| Status | status | http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status | code | A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired | Property Type |
Concepts
This
case-sensitive
code
system
http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties
defines
the
following
codes:
| Code | Display | Definition | dataType | Status | Copy |
| status | Status |
A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired |
code |
|
|
| inactive | Inactive |
True if the concept is not considered active - e.g. not a valid concept any more. Property type is boolean, default value is false. Note that the status property may also be used to indicate that a concept is inactive |
boolean |
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|
| effectiveDate | effectiveDate |
The date at which the concept status was last changed |
dateTime |
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| deprecated | Deprecated |
The date at which a concept was deprecated. Concepts that are deprecated but not inactive can still be used, but their use is discouraged, and they should be expected to be made inactive in a future release. Property type is dateTime. Note that the status property may also be used to indicate that a concept is deprecated. This property is itself deprecated due to potential confusion with status - use deprecationDate instead |
dateTime | deprecated |
|
| deprecationDate | Deprecation Date |
The date at which a concept was deprecated. Concepts that are deprecated but not inactive can still be used, but their use is discouraged, and they should be expected to be made inactive in a future release. Property type is dateTime. Note that the status property may also be used to indicate that a concept is deprecated |
dateTime |
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| retirementDate | Retirement Date |
The date at which a concept was retired |
dateTime |
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| notSelectable | Not Selectable |
The
concept
is
not
intended
to
be
chosen
by
the
user
-
only
intended
to
be
used
as
a
selector
for
other
concepts.
Note,
though,
that
the
interpretation
of
this
is
highly
contextual;
all
concepts
are
selectable
in
some
context.
Property
type
is
|
boolean |
|
|
| parent | Parent |
The concept identified in this property is a parent of the concept on which it is a property. The property type will be 'code'. The meaning of 'parent' is defined by the hierarchyMeaning attribute |
code |
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| child | Child |
The concept identified in this property is a child of the concept on which it is a property. The property type will be 'code'. The meaning of 'child' is defined by the hierarchyMeaning attribute |
code |
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| partOf | Part Of |
The concept identified in this property (by its code) contains this concept as a component (i.e. a part-of relationship rather than a subsumption relationship such as elbow is part-of arm |
code |
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| synonym | Synonym |
This
property
contains
an
alternative
code
that
may
be
used
to
identify
this
concept
instead
of
the
primary
|
code | deprecated |
|
| alternateCode | Alternate Code | This property contains the code for another representation of this concept, with the same real-world meaning, in this code system. |
code | ||
| comment | Comment |
A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept |
string |
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| itemWeight | itemWeight |
A numeric value that allows the comparison (less than, greater than) or other numerical manipulation of a concept (e.g. Adding up components of a score). Scores are usually a whole number, but occasionally decimals are encountered in scores. In questionnaires, the item weight may be represented using the http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/itemWeight extension |
decimal |
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| order | Order | Order of the concept amongst sibling concepts as a decimal value | decimal | ||
| definition | Definition | A numeric value that allows the comparison (less than, greater than) or other numerical manipulation of a concept (e.g. Adding up components of a score). Scores are usually a whole number, but occasionally decimals are encountered in scores. In questionnaires, the item weight may be represented using the http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/itemWeight extension | string | ||
| lastVersionActive | LastVersionActive | If the code is not active (properties inActive or based on status), then this property conveys in what code system version it was last an active code. | string | ||
| replacedByCode | ReplacedByCode | This property identifies a concept in this code system that is considered to replace the use of this concept. This property is generally only used on deprecated, withdrawn or inactive concepts. | code | ||
| replacedByCoding | ReplacedByCoding | This property identifies a concept in another code system that is considered to replace the use of this concept. This property is generally only used on deprecated, withdrawn or inactive concepts. | Coding |
See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.
Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:
| Level | A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information. |
| Source | The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere) |
| Code | The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract') |
| Display | The display (used in the display element of a Coding ). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application |
| Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept |
| Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code |