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4.3.14.60 4.3.2.279 Code System CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/task-status

  Maturity Level : 2
Responsible Owner: Orders and Observations icon Work Group Trial Use Normative Use Context : Any Country: World
This is a code system defined by the FHIR project. Summary Committee:
Official URL : Title: http://hl7.org/fhir/task-status TaskStatus Definition: The current status of the task. Version : 6.0.0-ballot3
active as of 2021-01-04 Orders and Observations Computable Name : TaskStatus Work Group
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.791 (for OID based terminology systems) Flags : CaseSensitive, Complete. All codes ValueSet: Task Status Source Resource XML / JSON OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.791

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

4.3.14.60.1 4.3.2.279.1 Content Definition

The current status of the task.

4.3.14.60.2 4.3.2.279.2 TaskStatus Content

The current status of the task.

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem task-status

Last updated: 2025-11-24T20:46:00.1Z

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

Code Display Definition Copy
draft Draft The task is not yet ready to be acted upon. btn   btn
requested Requested The task is ready to be acted upon and action is sought. btn   btn
received Received A potential performer has claimed ownership of the task and is evaluating whether to perform it. btn   btn
accepted Accepted The potential performer has agreed to execute the task but has not yet started work. btn   btn
rejected Rejected The potential performer who claimed ownership of the task has decided not to execute it prior to performing any action. btn   btn
ready Ready The task is ready to be performed, but no action has yet been taken. Used in place of requested/received/accepted/rejected when request assignment and acceptance is a given. btn   btn
cancelled Cancelled The task was not completed. btn   btn
in-progress In Progress The task has been started but is not yet complete. btn   btn
on-hold On Hold The task has been started but work has been paused. btn   btn
failed Failed The task was attempted but could was not be completed due to some error. successful. No further activity will occur for this task. btn   btn
completed Completed The task has been completed. btn   btn
entered-in-error Entered in Error The task should never have existed and is retained only because of the possibility it may have used. btn   btn

 

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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