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4.3.14.524 Code System http://hl7.org/fhir/gender-identity

Vocabulary Work Group Maturity Level: 0Informative Use Context: Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/gender-identity
Version:4.4.0
Name:GenderIdentity
Title:Gender identity
Definition:

This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate a patient's gender identity.

Committee:??
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.973 (for OID based terminology systems)
Copyright:

This resource includes content from SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) which is copyright of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO). Implementers of these specifications must have the appropriate SNOMED CT Affiliate license - for more information contact http://www.snomed.org/snomed-ct/get-snomed-ct or info@snomed.org

Source ResourceXML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

  • ValueSet: Gender identity (This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate a patient's gender identity.)

4.3.14.524.1 Content

4.3.14.524.2 Gender identity

This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate a patient's gender identity.

Copyright Statement: This resource includes content from SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) which is copyright of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO). Implementers of these specifications must have the appropriate SNOMED CT Affiliate license - for more information contact http://www.snomed.org/snomed-ct/get-snomed-ct or info@snomed.org

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/gender-identity defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
transgender-female transgender femalethe patient identifies as transgender male-to-female
transgender-male transgender malethe patient identifies as transgender female-to-male
non-binary non-binarythe patient identifies with neither/both female and male
male malethe patient identifies as male
female femalethe patient identifies as female
other otherother gender identity
non-disclose does not wish to disclosethe patient does not wish to disclose his gender identity

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LevelA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.
SourceThe source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
DisplayThe 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
DefinitionAn explanation of the meaning of the concept
CommentsAdditional notes about how to use the code