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Valueset-approach-site-codes.json

Example ValueSet/approach-site-codes (JSON)

Maturity Level : N/A
Responsible Owner: Vocabulary Terminology Infrastructure Work Group Ballot Standards Status : Informative

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

Definition for Value SetSNOMED CT Anatomical Structure for Administration Site Codes

{
  "resourceType": "ValueSet",
  "id": "approach-site-codes",
  "meta": {
    "lastUpdated": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00",
    "profile": [
      "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablevalueset"
    ]

  "resourceType" : "ValueSet",
  "id" : "approach-site-codes",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2025-12-17T09:50:17.012+00:00"

  },
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"

  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\">\n      \n      <p>The value set to instantiate this attribute should be drawn from a terminologically robust code system that consists of or contains site of administration concepts.</p>\n      \n      <p>Possible sources include:</p>\n      \n      <ul>\n        \n        <li>SNOMED CT - selected children of SCTID:91723000 &quot;anatomical structure&quot; (note: there would need to be considerable selection \n          of concepts as the full child subset would be too big and too detailed for use)</li>\n        \n        <li>ISO 11239 - Intended site</li>\n        \n        <li>NCIt - selected children of NCIt concept C74444456 &quot;anatomical location&quot; (note: this is the SDTM location concepts; \n          it would also need subsetting to provide a usable set of medication administration)\n          Note: to avoid confusion with other attributes in this resource concepts that are pre-coordinated with method and/or \n          route of administration (e.g.  &quot;rub into left hand&quot; where &quot;rub in&quot; is the method or &quot;IV into left subclavian vein&quot; where &quot;IV&quot; is the route) should not be used in this value set</li>\n      \n      </ul>\n      \n      <p>SNOMED CT is being used here as the example terminology.</p>\n      \n      <p>Note: to avoid confusion with other attributes in this resource concepts that are pre-coordinated with method and/or \n        route of administration (e.g.  &quot;rub into left hand&quot; where &quot;rub in&quot; is the method or &quot;IV into left subclavian vein&quot; where &quot;IV&quot; is the route) should not be used in this value set\n      </p>\n      \n      <p>This resource includes content from SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) which is copyright of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO). Implementers of these specifications must have the appropriate SNOMED CT Affiliate license - for more information contact http://www.snomed.org/snomed-ct/get-snomed-ct or info@snomed.org</p>  \n    \n    </div>"

  },
  "extension": [
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status",
      "valueString": "Informative"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger": 1
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode": "phx"
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/approach-site-codes",
  "identifier": [
    {
      "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
      "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.336"
    }
  ],
  "version": "3.0.2",
  "name": "SNOMED CT Anatomical Structure for Administration Site Codes",
  "status": "draft",
  "experimental": true,
  "date": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00",
  "publisher": "FHIR Project team",
  "contact": [
    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "This value set includes Anatomical Structure codes from SNOMED CT - provided as an exemplar.",
  "copyright": "This value set includes content from SNOMED CT, which is copyright © 2002 International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO), and distributed by agreement between IHTSDO and HL7. Implementer use of SNOMED CT is not covered by this agreement.",
  "compose": {
    "include": [
      {
        "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
        "filter": [
          {
            "property": "concept",
            "op": "is-a",
            "value": "91723000"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]

  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "fhir"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "informative"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 1
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/approach-site-codes",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.346"
  }],
  "version" : "6.0.0-ballot3",
  "name" : "SNOMEDCTAnatomicalStructureAdministrationSites",
  "title" : "SNOMED CT Anatomical Structure for Administration Site Codes",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : true,
  "date" : "2025-12-17T09:50:17+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "This value set includes Anatomical Structure codes from SNOMED CT - provided as an exemplar.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "001",
      "display" : "World"
    }]
  }],
  "copyright" : "This resource includes content from SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) which is copyright of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO). Implementers of these specifications must have the appropriate SNOMED CT Affiliate license - for more information contact http://www.snomed.org/snomed-ct/get-snomed-ct or info@snomed.org",
  "compose" : {
    "include" : [{
      "system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
      "filter" : [{
        "property" : "concept",
        "op" : "is-a",
        "value" : "91723000"
      }]
    }]

  }
}

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.