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FHIR Value set/code system definition for HL7 v2 table 0174 ( Nature of Service/Test/Observation)
<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="v2-0174"/> <meta> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/valueset-shareable-definition"/> </meta> <text> <status value="additional"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><!-- Snipped for brevity --></div> </text> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/vs/0174"/> <version value="2.7"/> <name value="v2 Nature of Service/Test/Observation"/> <publisher value="HL7, Inc"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="FHIR Value set/code system definition for HL7 v2 table 0174 ( Nature of Service/Test/Observation)"/> <status value="active"/> <experimental value="true"/> <date value="2011-01-28"/> <define> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0174"/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <concept> <code value="A"/> <display value="Atomic service/test/observation (test code or treatment code)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="C"/> <display value="Single observation calculated via a rule or formula from other independent observations (e.g., Alveolar-arterial ratio, cardiac output)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="F"/> <display value="Functional procedure that may consist of one or more interrelated measures (e.g., glucose tolerance test, creatinine clearance), usually done at different times and/or on different specimens"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="P"/> <display value="Profile or battery consisting of many independent atomic observations (e.g., SMA12, electrolytes), usually done at one instrument on one specimen"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="S"/> <display value="Superset-a set of batteries or procedures ordered under a single code unit but processed as separate batteries (e.g., routines = CBC, UA, electrolytes)<p>This set indicates that the code being described is used to order multiple service/test/observation b"/> </concept> </define> </ValueSet>
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