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Codesystem-request-priority.xml

Example CodeSystem/request-priority (XML)

Maturity Level : N/A
Vocabulary Responsible Owner: Clinical Decision Support Work Group Ballot Standards Status : Informative

Raw XML ( canonical form + also see XML Format Specification )

Definition for Code System RequestPriority SystemRequestPriority

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>


      
      
      
        
          
            
          
          
            
          
          
            
          
        
        
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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="request-priority"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2025-12-17T09:50:17.012+00:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p class="res-header-id">
        <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem request-priority</b> 
      </p> 
      <a name="request-priority"> </a> 
      <a name="hcrequest-priority"> </a> 
      <p> This case-sensitive code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/request-priority</code>  defines the following codes:
      </p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">routine
            <a name="request-priority-routine"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Routine</td> 
          <td> The request has normal priority.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">urgent
            <a name="request-priority-urgent"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Urgent</td> 
          <td> The request should be actioned promptly - higher priority than routine.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">asap
            <a name="request-priority-asap"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> ASAP</td> 
          <td> The request should be actioned as soon as possible - higher priority than urgent.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">stat
            <a name="request-priority-stat"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> STAT</td> 
          <td> The request should be actioned immediately - highest possible priority.  E.g. an
             emergency.</td> 
        </tr>       </table>     </div>   </text>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">    <valueCode value="cds"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">    <valueCode value="normative"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">    <valueInteger value="4"/>   </extension>   <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/request-priority"/>   <identifier>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.116"/>   </identifier>   <version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/>   <name value="RequestPriority"/>   <title value="RequestPriority"/>   <status value="active"/>   <experimental value="false"/>   <date value="2025-12-17T09:50:17+00:00"/>   <publisher value="HL7 International / Clinical Decision Support"/>   <contact>     <telecom>       <system value="url"/>       <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>     </telecom>     <telecom>       <system value="email"/>       <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>     </telecom>   </contact>   <contact>     <telecom>       <system value="url"/>       <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/>     </telecom>   </contact>   <contact>     <telecom>       <system value="url"/>       <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/dss"/>     </telecom>   </contact>   <description value="Identifies the level of importance to be assigned to actioning the request."/>   <jurisdiction>     <coding>       <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>       <code value="001"/>       <display value="World"/>     </coding>   </jurisdiction>   <caseSensitive value="true"/>   <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/request-priority"/>   <content value="complete"/>   <concept>     <code value="routine"/>     <display value="Routine"/>     <definition value="The request has normal priority."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="urgent"/>     <display value="Urgent"/>     <definition value="The request should be actioned promptly - higher priority than routine."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="asap"/>     <display value="ASAP"/>     <definition value="The request should be actioned as soon as possible - higher priority than urgent."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="stat"/>     <display value="STAT"/>     <definition value="The request should be actioned immediately - highest possible priority.  E.g. an

     emergency."/> 
  </concept> 


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Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.