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4.4.1.143 4.4.1.281 ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/substance-codes

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Responsible Owner: Biomedical Research and Regulation Work Group

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Official URL : http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/substance-codes				Version : 5.0.0 6.0.0-ballot3
draft as of 2023-03-26 2025-11-10				Computable Name : SNOMEDCTSubstanceCodes
Flags : Experimental				OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.3023

This value set is used in the following places:

• Resource: AdministrableProductDefinition.ingredient (CodeableConcept / Example )
• Resource: Ingredient.substance.code (CodeableReference(SubstanceDefinition) / Example )
• Resource: Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.substance (CodeableReference(SubstanceDefinition) / Example )
• Resource: ManufacturedItemDefinition.ingredient (CodeableConcept / Example )
• Resource: MedicinalProductDefinition.ingredient (CodeableConcept / Example )
• Resource: MedicinalProductDefinition.impurity (CodeableReference(SubstanceDefinition) / Example )

4.4.1.143.1 4.4.1.281.1 Definition

This value set includes all substance codes from SNOMED CT - provided as an exemplar value set.

4.4.1.143.2 4.4.1.281.2 Content Logical Definition

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4.4.1.143.3 4.4.1.281.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 26 Mar 2023 10 Nov 2025

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Lvl	A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code 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