This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v0.0.82: DSTU 1). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Operation-valueset-lookup

This is the narrative for the resource. See also the XML or JSON format.

Concept Look Up

OPERATION: Concept Look Up

Given a code/system, or a Coding, get additional details about the concept

URL: [base]/ValueSet/$Concept Look Up

Parameters

UseNameCardinalityTypeDocumentation
INcode0..1code

The code that is to be validated. If a code is provided, a system must be provided

INsystem0..1uri

The system for the code that is to be validated

INversion0..1string

The version of the system, if one was provided in the source data

INcoding0..1Coding

A coding to look up

INdate0..1dateTime

The date for which the information should be returned. Normally, this is the current conditions (which is the default value) but under some circumstances, systems need to acccess this information as it would have been in the past. A typical example of this would be where code selection is constrained to the set of codes that were available when the patient was treated, not when the record is being edited. Note that which date is appropriate is a matter for implementation policy.

OUTname1..1string

A display name for the code system

OUTversion0..1string

The version that these details are based on

OUTdisplay1..1string

The preferred display for this concept

OUTabstract0..1boolean

Whether this code is an abstract concept

OUTdesignation0..*

Additional representations for this concept

language0..1code

The language this designation is defined for

use0..1Coding

A code that details how this designation would be used

value1..1string

The text value for this designation

 

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.