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4.3.1.367 4.4.1.153 Value Set ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/response-code

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This is a value set defined by the FHIR project. Summary
  • Defining URL: Narrative http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/response-code
  • XML Name:
  • ResponseType JSON
  • Definition: TTL The kind of response to a message
OID:
Official URL : Committee: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/response-code Work Group Version : 6.0.0-ballot3
active as of 2020-12-28 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.367 (for OID based terminology systems) Computable Name : ResponseType
Source Resource Flags : Immutable XML / JSON OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.380

This value set is used in the following places:

4.3.1.367.1 4.4.1.153.1 Definition

The kind of response to a message.

4.4.1.153.2 Content Logical Definition

Generated Narrative: ValueSet response-code This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Last updated: 2025-11-27T16:48:47.349Z

 

4.3.1.367.2 4.4.1.153.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 19 Apr 2017 27 Nov 2025

ValueSet This value set contains 3 concepts

Expansion performed internally based on http://hl7.org/fhir/response-code version 3.0.2 All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/response-code codesystem Response Type v6.0.0-ballot3 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 3 concepts

System Code Display Definition
http://hl7.org/fhir/response-code    ok OK The message was accepted and processed without error.
http://hl7.org/fhir/response-code    transient-error 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.
http://hl7.org/fhir/response-code    fatal-error 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.

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level Lvl A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes For value sets, levels are under other codes, and imply that the mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code they are under also applies system hierarchy - 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