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4.4.1.518 R3 R2 ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/texture-code

Responsible Owner: Orders and Observations icon Using Codes Work Group Normative Code Systems Use Context : Country: World
4.3.1.374   Maturity Level : 1
Official URL : Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/texture-code Orders and Observations Work Group Version : 6.0.0-ballot3
active as of 2025-12-17 Informative Computable Name : TextureModifierCodes
Use Context : Not Intended for Production use Flags : OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.387

This is a value set defined by is used in the FHIR project. Summary following places:

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/texture-code 4.4.1.518.1 Definition Name: Texture Modifier Codes Definition:

TextureModifier: Codes for food consistency types or texture modifications to apply to foods. This value set is composed of SNOMED CT (US Extension and Core) Concepts from SCTID 229961002 Food consistency types (substance) hierarchy and is provided as a suggestive example.

4.4.1.518.2 Content Logical Definition

Generated Narrative: ValueSet texture-code

Last updated: 2025-12-17T09:50:17.012Z

 

4.3.1.374.1 4.4.1.518.3 Content Logical Definition Expansion

This expansion generated 17 Dec 2025

ValueSet

Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on SNOMED CT United States edition 01-Mar 2025

This value set includes codes from the following code systems: contains 14 concepts

Include these codes as defined in
http://snomed.info/sct System Code Code Display Display (English)
http://snomed.info/sct    228053002 icon Cut-up food Cut-up food (substance)
http://snomed.info/sct    439091000124107 icon Easy to chew food (substance) Easy to chew food
http://snomed.info/sct    228049004 icon Chopped food Chopped food (substance)
http://snomed.info/sct    441881000124103 icon Ground food (substance) Regular table foods ground into a soft, fine texture, using a baby food grinder or food chopper. Crispy or crunchy foods are not acceptable. Minimal chewing is required (Source: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Informatics Committee 2013).
http://snomed.info/sct    441761000124103 icon Minced food (substance) Soft diet of cohesive, consistent textures requiring some chewing. Easily broken up with the flat edge of a fork into 0-5 cm pieces. No coarse textures such as nuts and raw fruits or vegetables (Source: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Informatics Committee 2013).
http://snomed.info/sct    441751000124100 icon Mashed food (substance) Foods are soft, tender and moist, and need very little chewing. Has been mashed up with a fork before serving (Source: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Informatics Committee 2013).
http://snomed.info/sct    228059003 icon Soft food Soft food (substance)
http://snomed.info/sct    441791000124106 icon Strained food (substance) Soft, moist foods pureed and strained to remove lumps and make them smooth in texture (Source: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Informatics Committee 2013).
http://snomed.info/sct    228055009 icon Liquidized food Blended food
http://snomed.info/sct    228056005 icon Lumpy food Lumpy food (substance)
http://snomed.info/sct    441771000124105 icon Moist food (substance) Soft, tender foods that require little chewing. Served with liquids in the form of sauces or gravies. No lumps, grains, mixed consistencies or dry solids (Source: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Informatics Committee 2013).
http://snomed.info/sct    228057001 icon Semi-solid food Semi-solid food (substance)
http://snomed.info/sct    228058006 icon Single texture food Single texture food (substance)
http://snomed.info/sct    228060008 icon Solid food Solid food (substance)

 

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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