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| Vocabulary  Work Group | Maturity Level: 0 | Informative | Use Context: Any | 
This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.
Summary
| Defining URL: | http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/codesystem-altcode-kind | 
| Version: | 3.5.0 | 
| Name: | AlternativeCodeKind | 
| Title: | AlternativeCodeKind | 
| Definition: | Indicates the type of use for which the code is defined. | 
| Committee: | Vocabulary  Work Group | 
| OID: | 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.952 (for OID based terminology systems) | 
| Source Resource | XML / JSON | 
This value set is used in the following places:
This value set includes codes from the following code systems:
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/codesystem-altcode-kind
This expansion generated 19 Aug 2018
This value set contains 5 concepts
Expansion based on http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/codesystem-altcode-kind version 3.5.0
All codes from system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/codesystem-altcode-kind
| Code | Display | Definition | 
| alternate | Alternate Code | The code is an alternative code that can be used in any of the circumstances that the primary code can be used. | 
| deprecated | Deprecated | The code should no longer be used, but was used in the past. | 
| case-insensitive | Case Insensitive | The code is an alternative to be used when a case insensitive code is required (when the primary codes are case sensitive). | 
| case-sensitive | Case Sensitive | The code is an alternative to be used when a case sensitive code is required (when the primary codes are case insensitive). | 
| expression | Expression | The code is an alternative for the primary code that is built using the expression grammar defined by the code system. | 
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 |