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Using Codes Code Systems Value Sets Concept Maps Identifier Systems

4.3.14.437 4.3.2.12 Code System CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/relationship

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Responsible Owner: Financial Management icon Work Group Informative Use Context : Country: World, Not Intended for Production use
This is a code system defined by the FHIR project. Summary Committee:
Official URL : Title: http://hl7.org/fhir/relationship Definition: This value set includes the Patient to subscriber relationship codes. Version : 6.0.0-ballot3
draft as of 2025-12-17 Financial Management Work Group OID: Computable Name : BeneficiaryRelationshipCodes 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.36 (for OID based terminology systems)
Copyright: This is an example set. Flags : Experimental, CaseSensitive, Complete. All codes ValueSet: Beneficiary Relationship Codes Source Resource XML / JSON OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.36

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

4.3.14.437.1 4.3.2.12.1 Content Definition

This value set includes the Patient to subscriber relationship codes.

4.3.14.437.2 4.3.2.12.2 Beneficiary Relationship Codes Content

This value set includes the Patient to subscriber relationship codes.

Copyright Statement: Generated Narrative: CodeSystem relationship

This is an example set.

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

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

Code Display Definition Copy
1 Self The patient is the subscriber (policy holder) btn   btn
2 Spouse The patient is the spouse or equivalent of the subscriber (policy holder) btn   btn
3 Child The patient is the child of the subscriber (policy holder) btn   btn
4 Common Law Spouse The patient is the common law spouse of the subscriber (policy holder) btn   btn
5 Other The patient has some other relationship, such as parent, to the subscriber (policy holder) btn   btn

 

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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