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Example ValueSet/observation-context (XML)

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Definition for Value SetObservation Context Codes

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="observation-context"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2026-07-17T17:22:54.721+10:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p class="res-header-id">
        <b> Generated Narrative: ValueSet observation-context</b> 
      </p> 
      <a name="observation-context"> </a> 
      <a name="hcobservation-context"> </a> 
      <ul> 
        <li> Include all codes defined in 
          <a href="codesystem-observation-context.html">
            <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/observation-context</code> 
          </a> 
          <span title="Version is not explicitly stated, which means it is fixed to the version provided
           in this specification"> version 📦6.0.0-ballot5</span> 
        </li> 
      </ul> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="oo"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="informative"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="1"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-context"/> 
  <version value="6.0.0-ballot5"/> 
  <name value="ObservationContextCodes"/> 
  <title value="Observation Context Codes"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 International / Orders and Observations"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Codes identifying contextual factors that affect interpretation of observations.
   Examples include conditions or states such as diabetic, fasting, or paraplegic
   that may be critical to understanding the significance of an observation. This
   is an example value set and implementations may use other codes or reference specific
   conditions as needed."/> 
  <jurisdiction> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> 
      <code value="001"/> 
      <display value="World"/> 
    </coding> 
  </jurisdiction> 
  <compose> 
    <include> 
      <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/observation-context"/> 
    </include> 
  </compose> 
</ValueSet> 

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.