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Codesystem-substance-category.json

Orders and Observations Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

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Definition for Code System SubstanceCategoryCodes

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "substance-category",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2019-12-31T21:03:40.621+11:00",
    "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"]
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "oo"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "trial-use"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 2
  }],
  "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/substance-category",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1138"
  }],
  "version" : "4.2.0",
  "name" : "SubstanceCategoryCodes",
  "title" : "Substance Category Codes",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "publisher" : "HL7 Orders and Observations Workgroup",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders/index.cfm"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Substance category codes",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/substance-category",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "allergen",
    "display" : "Allergen",
    "definition" : "A substance that causes an allergic reaction."
  },
  {
    "code" : "biological",
    "display" : "Biological Substance",
    "definition" : "A substance that is produced by or extracted from a biological source."
  },
  {
    "code" : "body",
    "display" : "Body Substance",
    "definition" : "A substance that comes directly from a human or an animal (e.g. blood, urine, feces, tears, etc.)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "chemical",
    "display" : "Chemical",
    "definition" : "Any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity, including -- (i) any combination of such substances occurring in whole or in part as a result of a chemical reaction or occurring in nature and (ii) any element or uncombined radical (http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/import-export/pubs/importguide.pdf)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "food",
    "display" : "Dietary Substance",
    "definition" : "A food, dietary ingredient, or dietary supplement for human or animal."
  },
  {
    "code" : "drug",
    "display" : "Drug or Medicament",
    "definition" : "A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals (Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "material",
    "display" : "Material",
    "definition" : "A finished product which is not normally ingested, absorbed or injected (e.g. steel, iron, wood, plastic and paper)."
  }]
}

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.