Release 4 FHIR CI-Build

This page is part of the Continuous Integration Build of FHIR Specification (v4.0.1: R4 - Mixed Normative and STU ) in it's permanent home (it will always (will be available incorrect/inconsistent at this URL). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0 . For a full list of available versions, see times).
See the Directory of published versions icon . Page versions: R5 R4B R4 R3

Using Codes Code Systems Value Sets Concept Maps Identifier Systems

4.4.1.386 4.4.1.425 Value Set ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/adverse-event-seriousness

  Maturity Level : 1
Responsible Owner: Patient Care icon Work Group Draft Informative Use Context : Any Country: World
This is a value set defined by the FHIR project. Summary
  • Defining URL: Narrative http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/adverse-event-seriousness
  • XML Version:
  • 4.0.1 JSON
  • Name: TTL AdverseEventSeriousness
Committee:
Official URL : Title: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/adverse-event-seriousness AdverseEventSeriousness Definition: Overall seriousness of this event for the patient. Version : 6.0.0-ballot3
active as of 2020-12-28 Patient Care Computable Name : AdverseEventSeriousness Work Group
OID: Flags : Immutable 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.838 (for OID based terminology systems) Source Resource XML / JSON : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.838

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.386.1 4.4.1.425.1 Definition

Overall seriousness of this event for the patient.

4.4.1.425.2 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Generated Narrative: ValueSet adverse-event-seriousness

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

 

4.4.1.386.2 4.4.1.425.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 01 Nov 2019 17 Dec 2025

ValueSet This value set contains 8 concepts

Expansion performed internally based on http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/adverse-event-seriousness version 4.0.1 All codes from system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/adverse-event-seriousness codesystem AdverseEventSeriousness v1.0.1 (CodeSystem) icon

This value set contains 2 concepts

0 Non-serious Non-serious Non-serious. Results in death. 1
Lvl System Code Display Definition
0 Serious Serious Serious. 1    SeriousResultsInDeath http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/adverse-event-seriousness Results in death    SeriousIsLifeThreatening Is Life-threatening Is Life-threatening. 1 non-serious icon    SeriousResultsInHospitalization Requires or prolongs inpatient hospitalization Requires inpatient hospitalization or causes prolongation of existing hospitalization. 1    SeriousResultsInDisability Non-serious Results in This event is considered not to have the potential for persistent or significant disability/incapacity Results in persistent costly injury or significant disability/incapacity. consequence.
1    SeriousIsBirthDefect Is a congenital anomaly/birth defect Is a congenital anomaly/birth defect. http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/adverse-event-seriousness 1    SeriousRequiresPreventImpairment serious icon Requires intervention to prevent permanent impairment Serious Requires intervention This event is considered to prevent permanent impairment have the potential for persistent or damage (i.e., an important medical event that requires medical judgement). costly injury or consequence.

 

See the full registry of value sets defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Lvl A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code 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