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| Official URL: http://hl7.org/cda/us/ccda/StructureDefinition/NutritionalStatusObservation | Version: 4.0.0 | |||
| Draft as of 2025-06-20 | Computable Name: NutritionalStatusObservation | |||
| Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.22.4.124 | ||||
This template describes the overall nutritional status of the patient including findings related to nutritional status.
Although open templates may contain any valid CDA content, the following templates are specifically called out by this template:
Required EntryRelationships: NutritionAssessment
Usages:
Changes since version 3.0.0:
Description of Template, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
This structure is derived from Observation
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Observation | C | 1..1 | Observation | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, realmCode, typeId, templateId, @classCode, @moodCode, @negationInd, id, sdtcCategory, code, derivationExpr, text, statusCode, effectiveTime, priorityCode, repeatNumber, languageCode, value, interpretationCode, methodCode, targetSiteCode, subject, specimen, performer, author, informant, participant, entryRelationship, reference, precondition, sdtcPrecondition2, referenceRange, sdtcInFulfillmentOf1 Base for all types and resources Instance of this type are validated by templateId Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: should-text-ref-value | 
|    Slices for templateId | 1..* | II | Slice: Unordered, Open by value:root | |
|     templateId:nutritional-status-obs | 1..1 | II | ||
|      @root | 1..1 | oid, uuid, ruid | Required Pattern: 2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.22.4.124 | |
|      @extension | 0..0 | |||
|    @classCode | 1..1 | cs | Fixed Value: OBS | |
|    @moodCode | 1..1 | cs | Fixed Value: EVN | |
|    id | 1..* | II | ||
|    code | 1..1 | CD | ||
|     @code | 1..1 | cs | Required Pattern: 75305-3 | |
|     @codeSystem | 1..1 | oid, uuid, ruid | Required Pattern: 2.16.840.1.113883.6.1 | |
|    text | 0..1 | ED | SHOULD reference the portion of section narrative text corresponding to this entry | |
|     reference | C | 0..1 | TEL | Constraints: value-starts-octothorpe | 
|    statusCode | 1..1 | CS | ||
|     @code | 1..1 | cs | Fixed Value: completed | |
|    effectiveTime | 1..1 | IVL_TS | ||
|    value | 1..1 | CD | Binding: Nutritional Status  (preferred) | |
|    Slices for entryRelationship | 1..* | EntryRelationship | Slice: Unordered, Open by profile:observation | |
|     entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment | 1..* | EntryRelationship | ||
|      @typeCode | 1..1 | cs | Fixed Value: SUBJ | |
|      observation | 1..1 | NutritionAssessment | ||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI | 
| Observation.value | preferred | NutritionalStatus  http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.20.2.7 | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| should-text-ref-value | warning | Observation | SHOULD contain text/reference/@value : text.reference.value.exists() | |
| value-starts-octothorpe | error | Observation.text.reference | If reference/@value is present, it SHALL begin with a '#' and SHALL point to its corresponding narrative : value.exists() implies value.startsWith('#') | 
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet / Code | URI | 
| Observation.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.templateId:nutritional-status-obs.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.classCode | required | Fixed Value: OBS http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAActClassObservation | |
| Observation.moodCode | required | Fixed Value: EVN http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xActMoodDocumentObservation|2.0.0 | |
| Observation.code | example | ObservationType http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ObservationType | |
| Observation.code.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.text.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.text.compression | required | CDACompressionAlgorithm http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDACompressionAlgorithm | |
| Observation.text.integrityCheckAlgorithm | required | IntegrityCheckAlgorithm http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-IntegrityCheckAlgorithm|2.0.0 | |
| Observation.text.mediaType | example | MediaType http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-MediaType | |
| Observation.text.representation | required | BinaryDataEncoding http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/BinaryDataEncoding | |
| Observation.statusCode | required | ActStatus http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActStatus | |
| Observation.statusCode.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.priorityCode | example | ActPriority http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActPriority | |
| Observation.languageCode | required | AllLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languagesFrom the FHIR Standard | |
| Observation.value | preferred | NutritionalStatus  http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.20.2.7 | |
| Observation.interpretationCode | required | CDAObservationInterpretation http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAObservationInterpretation | |
| Observation.methodCode | example | ObservationMethod http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ObservationMethod | |
| Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.typeCode | required | Fixed Value: SUBJ http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xActRelationshipEntryRelationship | |
| Observation.referenceRange.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.referenceRange.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.referenceRange.typeCode | required | Fixed Value: REFV http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAActRelationshipType | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| II-1 | error | Observation.typeId, Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.typeId, Observation.referenceRange.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists() | |
| should-text-ref-value | warning | Observation | SHOULD contain text/reference/@value : text.reference.value.exists() | |
| value-starts-octothorpe | error | Observation.text.reference | If reference/@value is present, it SHALL begin with a '#' and SHALL point to its corresponding narrative : value.exists() implies value.startsWith('#') | 
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet / Code | URI | 
| Observation.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.templateId:nutritional-status-obs.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.classCode | required | Fixed Value: OBS http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAActClassObservation | |
| Observation.moodCode | required | Fixed Value: EVN http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xActMoodDocumentObservation|2.0.0 | |
| Observation.code | example | ObservationType http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ObservationType | |
| Observation.code.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.text.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.text.compression | required | CDACompressionAlgorithm http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDACompressionAlgorithm | |
| Observation.text.integrityCheckAlgorithm | required | IntegrityCheckAlgorithm http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-IntegrityCheckAlgorithm|2.0.0 | |
| Observation.text.mediaType | example | MediaType http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-MediaType | |
| Observation.text.representation | required | BinaryDataEncoding http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/BinaryDataEncoding | |
| Observation.statusCode | required | ActStatus http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActStatus | |
| Observation.statusCode.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.priorityCode | example | ActPriority http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActPriority | |
| Observation.languageCode | required | AllLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languagesFrom the FHIR Standard | |
| Observation.value | preferred | NutritionalStatus  http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.20.2.7 | |
| Observation.interpretationCode | required | CDAObservationInterpretation http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAObservationInterpretation | |
| Observation.methodCode | example | ObservationMethod http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ObservationMethod | |
| Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.typeCode | required | Fixed Value: SUBJ http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xActRelationshipEntryRelationship | |
| Observation.referenceRange.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.referenceRange.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.referenceRange.typeCode | required | Fixed Value: REFV http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAActRelationshipType | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| II-1 | error | Observation.typeId, Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.typeId, Observation.referenceRange.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists() | |
| should-text-ref-value | warning | Observation | SHOULD contain text/reference/@value : text.reference.value.exists() | |
| value-starts-octothorpe | error | Observation.text.reference | If reference/@value is present, it SHALL begin with a '#' and SHALL point to its corresponding narrative : value.exists() implies value.startsWith('#') | 
This structure is derived from Observation
Summary
Mandatory: 13 elements
 Fixed: 4 elements
 Prohibited: 1 element
Structures
This structure refers to these other structures:
Slices
This structure defines the following Slices:
Differential View
This structure is derived from Observation
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Observation | C | 1..1 | Observation | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, realmCode, typeId, templateId, @classCode, @moodCode, @negationInd, id, sdtcCategory, code, derivationExpr, text, statusCode, effectiveTime, priorityCode, repeatNumber, languageCode, value, interpretationCode, methodCode, targetSiteCode, subject, specimen, performer, author, informant, participant, entryRelationship, reference, precondition, sdtcPrecondition2, referenceRange, sdtcInFulfillmentOf1 Base for all types and resources Instance of this type are validated by templateId Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: should-text-ref-value | 
|    Slices for templateId | 1..* | II | Slice: Unordered, Open by value:root | |
|     templateId:nutritional-status-obs | 1..1 | II | ||
|      @root | 1..1 | oid, uuid, ruid | Required Pattern: 2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.22.4.124 | |
|      @extension | 0..0 | |||
|    @classCode | 1..1 | cs | Fixed Value: OBS | |
|    @moodCode | 1..1 | cs | Fixed Value: EVN | |
|    id | 1..* | II | ||
|    code | 1..1 | CD | ||
|     @code | 1..1 | cs | Required Pattern: 75305-3 | |
|     @codeSystem | 1..1 | oid, uuid, ruid | Required Pattern: 2.16.840.1.113883.6.1 | |
|    text | 0..1 | ED | SHOULD reference the portion of section narrative text corresponding to this entry | |
|     reference | C | 0..1 | TEL | Constraints: value-starts-octothorpe | 
|    statusCode | 1..1 | CS | ||
|     @code | 1..1 | cs | Fixed Value: completed | |
|    effectiveTime | 1..1 | IVL_TS | ||
|    value | 1..1 | CD | Binding: Nutritional Status  (preferred) | |
|    Slices for entryRelationship | 1..* | EntryRelationship | Slice: Unordered, Open by profile:observation | |
|     entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment | 1..* | EntryRelationship | ||
|      @typeCode | 1..1 | cs | Fixed Value: SUBJ | |
|      observation | 1..1 | NutritionAssessment | ||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI | 
| Observation.value | preferred | NutritionalStatus  http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.20.2.7 | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| should-text-ref-value | warning | Observation | SHOULD contain text/reference/@value : text.reference.value.exists() | |
| value-starts-octothorpe | error | Observation.text.reference | If reference/@value is present, it SHALL begin with a '#' and SHALL point to its corresponding narrative : value.exists() implies value.startsWith('#') | 
Key Elements View
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet / Code | URI | 
| Observation.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.templateId:nutritional-status-obs.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.classCode | required | Fixed Value: OBS http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAActClassObservation | |
| Observation.moodCode | required | Fixed Value: EVN http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xActMoodDocumentObservation|2.0.0 | |
| Observation.code | example | ObservationType http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ObservationType | |
| Observation.code.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.text.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.text.compression | required | CDACompressionAlgorithm http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDACompressionAlgorithm | |
| Observation.text.integrityCheckAlgorithm | required | IntegrityCheckAlgorithm http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-IntegrityCheckAlgorithm|2.0.0 | |
| Observation.text.mediaType | example | MediaType http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-MediaType | |
| Observation.text.representation | required | BinaryDataEncoding http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/BinaryDataEncoding | |
| Observation.statusCode | required | ActStatus http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActStatus | |
| Observation.statusCode.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.priorityCode | example | ActPriority http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActPriority | |
| Observation.languageCode | required | AllLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languagesFrom the FHIR Standard | |
| Observation.value | preferred | NutritionalStatus  http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.20.2.7 | |
| Observation.interpretationCode | required | CDAObservationInterpretation http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAObservationInterpretation | |
| Observation.methodCode | example | ObservationMethod http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ObservationMethod | |
| Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.typeCode | required | Fixed Value: SUBJ http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xActRelationshipEntryRelationship | |
| Observation.referenceRange.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.referenceRange.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.referenceRange.typeCode | required | Fixed Value: REFV http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAActRelationshipType | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| II-1 | error | Observation.typeId, Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.typeId, Observation.referenceRange.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists() | |
| should-text-ref-value | warning | Observation | SHOULD contain text/reference/@value : text.reference.value.exists() | |
| value-starts-octothorpe | error | Observation.text.reference | If reference/@value is present, it SHALL begin with a '#' and SHALL point to its corresponding narrative : value.exists() implies value.startsWith('#') | 
Snapshot View
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet / Code | URI | 
| Observation.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.templateId:nutritional-status-obs.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.classCode | required | Fixed Value: OBS http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAActClassObservation | |
| Observation.moodCode | required | Fixed Value: EVN http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xActMoodDocumentObservation|2.0.0 | |
| Observation.code | example | ObservationType http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ObservationType | |
| Observation.code.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.text.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.text.compression | required | CDACompressionAlgorithm http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDACompressionAlgorithm | |
| Observation.text.integrityCheckAlgorithm | required | IntegrityCheckAlgorithm http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-IntegrityCheckAlgorithm|2.0.0 | |
| Observation.text.mediaType | example | MediaType http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-MediaType | |
| Observation.text.representation | required | BinaryDataEncoding http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/BinaryDataEncoding | |
| Observation.statusCode | required | ActStatus http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActStatus | |
| Observation.statusCode.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.priorityCode | example | ActPriority http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActPriority | |
| Observation.languageCode | required | AllLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languagesFrom the FHIR Standard | |
| Observation.value | preferred | NutritionalStatus  http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.20.2.7 | |
| Observation.interpretationCode | required | CDAObservationInterpretation http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAObservationInterpretation | |
| Observation.methodCode | example | ObservationMethod http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ObservationMethod | |
| Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.typeCode | required | Fixed Value: SUBJ http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xActRelationshipEntryRelationship | |
| Observation.referenceRange.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.referenceRange.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
| Observation.referenceRange.typeCode | required | Fixed Value: REFV http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAActRelationshipType | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| II-1 | error | Observation.typeId, Observation.entryRelationship:nutritionAssessment.typeId, Observation.referenceRange.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists() | |
| should-text-ref-value | warning | Observation | SHOULD contain text/reference/@value : text.reference.value.exists() | |
| value-starts-octothorpe | error | Observation.text.reference | If reference/@value is present, it SHALL begin with a '#' and SHALL point to its corresponding narrative : value.exists() implies value.startsWith('#') | 
This structure is derived from Observation
Summary
Mandatory: 13 elements
 Fixed: 4 elements
 Prohibited: 1 element
Structures
This structure refers to these other structures:
Slices
This structure defines the following Slices: