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Definition for Code System ParamCode
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="observation-paramcode"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2016-08-11T17:02:54.322+10:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>ParamCode</h2> <div> <p>The statistical operation parameter -"params" - codes</p> </div> <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-paramcode defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td> <b>Code</b> </td> <td> <b>Display</b> </td> <td> <b>Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>average <a name="observation-paramcode-average"> </a> </td> <td>Average</td> <td>The [mean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_mean)of N measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> <tr> <td>max <a name="observation-paramcode-max"> </a> </td> <td>Maximum</td> <td>The [maximum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximal_element) value of N measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> <tr> <td>min <a name="observation-paramcode-min"> </a> </td> <td>Minimum</td> <td>The [minimum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimal_element) value of N measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> <tr> <td>count <a name="observation-paramcode-count"> </a> </td> <td>Count</td> <td>The [number] of measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-paramcode"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.877"/> </identifier> <version value="1.6.0"/> <name value="ParamCode"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="other"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <date value="2016-08-11T17:02:54+10:00"/> <description value="The statistical operation parameter -"params" - codes"/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-paramcode"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="average"/> <display value="Average"/> <definition value="The [mean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_mean)of N measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="max"/> <display value="Maximum"/> <definition value="The [maximum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximal_element) value of N measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="min"/> <display value="Minimum"/> <definition value="The [minimum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimal_element) value of N measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="count"/> <display value="Count"/> <definition value="The [number] of measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.