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4.3.1.259 4.4.1.276 Value Set ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/designation-use

  Maturity Level : 5

Responsible Owner: Vocabulary Terminology Infrastructure Work Group

Informative Normative

Use Context : Not Intended for Production use Country: World

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project. Summary

• Defining URL: Narrative http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/designation-use
• XML Name:
• Designation Use JSON
• Definition: TTL Details of how a designation would be used

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

Official URL : Committee: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/designation-use Vocabulary Work Group				OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.259 (for OID based terminology systems) Version : 6.0.0-ballot3
active as of SNOMED CT is not covered by this agreement. 2025-11-24				Computable Name : DesignationUse
Source Resource Flags :				XML / JSON OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.264

Note for Implementer: Licensing note: this value set has an extensible binding, and includes concepts from SNOMED CT. The SNOMED CT concepts included in this value set - description types for SCT terms - are for use with SNOMED-CT, and not expected to be used with other code systems.

This value set is used in the following places:

• Resource: ValueSet.compose.include.concept.designation.use ( (Coding / Extensible )
• StructureDefinition ShareableValueSet: ValueSet.compose.include.concept.designation.use Resource: ValueSet.compose.include.concept.designation.additionalUse (( (Coding / Extensible )) )
• Resource: CodeSystem.concept.designation.use ( (Coding / Extensible )
• StructureDefinition ShareableCodeSystem: CodeSystem.concept.designation.use Resource: CodeSystem.concept.designation.additionalUse (( (Coding / Extensible )) )

4.3.1.259.1 4.4.1.276.1 Definition

Details of how a designation would be used

4.4.1.276.2 Content Logical Definition

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4.3.1.259.2 4.4.1.276.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 19 Apr 2017 24 Nov 2025

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