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Using Codes Code Systems Value Sets Concept Maps Identifier Systems

4.3.14.435 4.3.2.392 Code System CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-range-category

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This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

XML / JSON
Defining URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-range-category
Version: 4.3.0 5.0.0-ballot
Name: ObservationRangeCategory
Title: ObservationRangeCategory
Status: draft
Definition:

Codes identifying the category of observation range.

Committee: Orders and Observations icon Work Group
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1334 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source Resource Flags: CaseSensitive, Complete
All codes ValueSet: ObservationRangeCategory

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

4.3.14.435.1 4.3.2.392.1 Content

4.3.14.435.2 ObservationRangeCategory Codes identifying the category of observation range.

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-range-category defines the following codes:

Code Display Definition Copy
reference reference range Reference (Normal) Range for Ordinal and Continuous Observations. btn   btn
critical critical range Critical Range for Ordinal and Continuous Observations. Results outside this range are critical. btn   btn
absolute absolute range Absolute Range for Ordinal and Continuous Observations. Results outside this range are not possible. btn   btn

 

See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. 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