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Codesystem-response-code.xml

Example CodeSystem/response-code (XML)

Maturity Level : N/A
Responsible Owner: Infrastructure And Messaging Work Group Standards Status : Informative

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

Definition for Code System ResponseType SystemResponseType

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


  
  
    
  
  
    
    
      
      
        

      
      
      
        
          
            
          
          
            
          
          
            
          
        
        
          ok
            
          
          
          
        
        
          transient-error
            
          
          
          Some internal unexpected error occurred - wait and try again. Note - this is usually used
             for things like database unavailable, which may be expected to resolve, though human intervention
             may be required.
        
        
          fatal-error
            
          
          
          The message was rejected because of a problem with the content. There is no point in re-sending
             without change. The response narrative SHALL describe the issue.
        
      
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
      
    
    
      
      
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    Some internal unexpected error occurred - wait and try again. Note - this is usually used
     for things like database unavailable, which may be expected to resolve, though human intervention
     may be required.
  
  
    
    
    The message was rejected because of a problem with the content. There is no point in re-sending
     without change. The response narrative SHALL describe the issue.
  

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="response-code"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2025-11-27T16:48:47.349+00:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p class="res-header-id">
        <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem response-code</b> 
      </p> 
      <a name="response-code"> </a> 
      <a name="hcresponse-code"> </a> 
      <p> This case-sensitive code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/response-code</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">ok
            <a name="response-code-ok"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> OK</td> 
          <td> The message was accepted and processed without error.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">transient-error
            <a name="response-code-transient-error"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Transient Error</td> 
          <td> Some internal unexpected error occurred - wait and try again. Note - this is usually
             used for things like database unavailable, which may be expected to resolve, though
             human intervention may be required.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">fatal-error            <a name="response-code-fatal-error"> </a>           </td>           <td> Fatal Error</td>           <td> The message was rejected because of a problem with the content. There is no point

             in re-sending without change. The response narrative SHALL describe the issue.</td> 
        </tr>       </table>     </div>   </text>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">    <valueCode value="inm"/>   </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/response-code"/>   <identifier>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.381"/>   </identifier>   <identifier>     <use value="old"/>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.368"/>   </identifier>   <identifier>     <use value="old"/>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.203"/>   </identifier>   <version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/>   <name value="ResponseType"/>   <title value="Response Type"/>   <status value="active"/>   <experimental value="false"/>   <date value="2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00"/>   <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>   <contact>     <telecom>       <system value="url"/>       <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>     </telecom>     <telecom>       <system value="email"/>       <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>     </telecom>   </contact>   <description value="The kind of response to a message."/>   <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/response-code"/>   <content value="complete"/>   <concept>     <code value="ok"/>     <display value="OK"/>     <definition value="The message was accepted and processed without error."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="transient-error"/>     <display value="Transient Error"/>     <definition value="Some internal unexpected error occurred - wait and try again. Note - this is usually

     used for things like database unavailable, which may be expected to resolve, though
     human intervention may be required."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="fatal-error"/>     <display value="Fatal Error"/>     <definition value="The message was rejected because of a problem with the content. There is no point

     in re-sending without change. The response narrative SHALL describe the issue."/> 
  </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.