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Codesystem-codesystem-content-mode.xml

Example CodeSystem/codesystem-content-mode (XML)

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Responsible Owner: Vocabulary Terminology Infrastructure Work Group Standards Status : Informative

Raw XML ( canonical form + also see XML Format Specification )

Definition for Code System CodeSystemContentMode SystemCodeSystemContentMode

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="codesystem-content-mode"/> 
  <meta> 
    

    <lastUpdated value="2025-12-18T07:07:42.170+11:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      
      
        The extent of the content of the code system (the concepts and codes it defines) are represented
           in a code system resource.

      
      

      <p class="res-header-id">
        <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem codesystem-content-mode</b> 
      </p> 
      <a name="codesystem-content-mode"> </a> 
      <a name="hccodesystem-content-mode"> </a> 
      <p> This case-sensitive code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/codesystem-content-mode</code>  defines the following codes:
      </p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">not-present
            <a name="codesystem-content-mode-not-present"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Not Present</td> 
          

          <td> None of the concepts defined by the code system are included in the code system
             resource.</td> 

        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">example
            <a name="codesystem-content-mode-example"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Example</td> 
          A few representative concepts are included in the code system resource. There is no useful
             intent in the subset choice and there's no process to make it workable: it's not intended
             to be workable.

          <td> A subset of the valid externally defined concepts are included in the code system
             resource. There is no specific purpose or documented intent other than for illustrative
             purposes. This example content mode should not be used if the content is better
             represented in a fragment.</td> 

        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">fragment
            <a name="codesystem-content-mode-fragment"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Fragment</td> 
          A subset of the code system concepts are included in the code system resource. This is
             a curated subset released for a specific purpose under the governance of the code system
             steward, and that the intent, bounds and consequences of the fragmentation are clearly
             defined in the fragment or the code system documentation. Fragments are also known as
             partitions.

          <td> A subset of the code system concepts that are included in the code system resource.
             This is a curated subset released for a specific purpose.</td> 

        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">complete
            <a name="codesystem-content-mode-complete"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Complete</td> 
          <td> All the concepts defined by the code system are included in the code system resource.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">supplement
            <a name="codesystem-content-mode-supplement"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Supplement</td> 
          <td> The resource doesn't define any new concepts; it just provides additional designations
             and properties to another code system.</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="vocab"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="normative"/> 
  </extension> 
  
    
  

  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="5"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/codesystem-content-mode"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.783"/> 
  </identifier> 
  

  <identifier> 
    <use value="old"/> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.766"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="6.0.0-ballot4"/> 
  <name value="CodeSystemContentMode"/> 
  

  <title value="Code System Content Mode"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  
  

  <date value="2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 International / Terminology Infrastructure"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      
      

      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/Vocab/index.cfm"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  The extent of the content of the code system (the concepts and codes it defines) are represented
   in a code system resource.

  <description value="The extent of the content of the code system (the concepts and codes it defines)
   are represented in a code system resource."/> 
  <jurisdiction> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> 
      <code value="001"/> 
      <display value="World"/> 
    </coding> 
  </jurisdiction> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/codesystem-content-mode"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="not-present"/> 
    <display value="Not Present"/> 
    

    <definition value="None of the concepts defined by the code system are included in the code system
     resource."/> 

  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="example"/> 
    <display value="Example"/> 
    A few representative concepts are included in the code system resource. There is no useful
     intent in the subset choice and there's no process to make it workable: it's not intended
     to be workable.

    <definition value="A subset of the valid externally defined concepts are included in the code system
     resource. There is no specific purpose or documented intent other than for illustrative
     purposes. This example content mode should not be used if the content is better
     represented in a fragment."/> 

  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="fragment"/> 
    <display value="Fragment"/> 
    A subset of the code system concepts are included in the code system resource. This is
     a curated subset released for a specific purpose under the governance of the code system
     steward, and that the intent, bounds and consequences of the fragmentation are clearly
     defined in the fragment or the code system documentation. Fragments are also known as
     partitions.

    <definition value="A subset of the code system concepts that are included in the code system resource.
     This is a curated subset released for a specific purpose."/> 

  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="complete"/> 
    <display value="Complete"/> 
    <definition value="All the concepts defined by the code system are included in the code system resource."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="supplement"/> 
    <display value="Supplement"/> 
    <definition value="The resource doesn't define any new concepts; it just provides additional designations
     and properties to another code system."/> 
  </concept> 


</

CodeSystem

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Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.