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4.3.14.303 4.3.2.210 Code System CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/bundle-type

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Responsible Owner: FHIR Infrastructure icon Work Group Normative (from v4.0.0) Use Context : Any Country: World
This page has been approved as part of an ANSI standard. See the Infrastructure Package for further details. This is a code system defined by the FHIR project. Summary Committee:
Official URL : Title: http://hl7.org/fhir/bundle-type BundleType Definition: Indicates the purpose of a bundle - how it is intended to be used. Version : 6.0.0-ballot3
active as of 2021-01-04 FHIR Infrastructure Computable Name : BundleType Work Group
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.621 (for OID based terminology systems) Flags : CaseSensitive, Complete. All codes ValueSet: Bundle Type Source Resource XML / JSON OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.621

This Code system is used in the following FHIR core-defined or referenced value sets:

  • ValueSet: BundleType Bundle Type (Indicates the purpose of a bundle - how it is intended to be used.)
    • ValueSet: BundleType
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4.3.2.210.1 Definition

Indicates the purpose of a bundle - how it is intended to be used.) used.

4.3.14.303.1 4.3.2.210.2 Content

4.3.14.303.2 BundleType

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem bundle-type

Indicates the purpose of a bundle - how it is intended to be used.

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

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/bundle-type defines the following codes:

Code Display Definition Copy
document Document The bundle is a document. The first resource is a Composition. btn   btn
message Message The bundle is a message. The first resource is a MessageHeader. btn   btn
transaction Transaction The bundle is a transaction - intended to be processed by a server as an atomic commit. btn   btn
transaction-response Transaction Response The bundle is a transaction response. Because the response is a transaction response, the transaction has succeeded, and all responses are error free. btn   btn
batch Batch The bundle is a set of actions - intended to be processed by a server as a group of independent actions. btn   btn
batch-response Batch Response The bundle is a batch response. Note that as a batch, some responses may indicate failure and others success. btn   btn
history History List The bundle is a list of resources from a history interaction on a server. btn   btn
searchset Search Results The bundle is a list of resources returned as a result of a search/query interaction, operation, or message. btn   btn
collection Collection The bundle is a set of resources collected into a single package for ease of distribution that imposes no processing obligations or behavioral rules beyond persistence. btn   btn
subscription-notification Subscription Notification The bundle has been generated by a Subscription to communicate information to a client. 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