4.2 Resource BodySite - Content

4.2.1 Scope and Usage

DSTU Note: Feedback is welcome on whether BodySite should be an independent resource or a datatype to be used when a resource element is an anatomic location (for example Observation.bodySite)

Feedback is welcome here .

The BodySite resource contains details about the anatomical location of a specimen or body part, including patient information, identifiers, as well as text descriptons and images. It provides for the addition of modifiers such as laterality and directionality to the anatomic location for those use cases where precoordination of codes is not possible. The BodySite resource supports recording and tracking of an anatomic location or structure on a patient outside the context of another resource. For example it can be the target of a Procedure resource or Observation resource.

4.2.2 Boundaries and Relationships

The BodySite resource is not intended to substitute for precoordination of codes. If precoordination of codes is supported by an implementation and a resource element has a choice of codeableConcept or BodySite, the codeableConcept should be used. This resource is not intended for describing the type of anatomical location but rather a specific body site on a specific patient.

• Structure
• UML
• XML
• JSON
• All

Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
BodySite			DomainResource	Specific and identified anatomical location
patient	Σ	1..1	Reference(Patient)	Patient
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Bodysite identifier
code	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Named anatomical location SNOMED CT Body Structures (Example)
modifier		0..*	CodeableConcept	Modification to location code Bodysite Location Modifier (Example)
description	Σ	0..1	string	The Description of anatomical location
image		0..*	Attachment	Attached images
Documentation for this format

<BodySite xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <patient><!-- 1..1 Reference(Patient) Patient --></patient>
 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Bodysite identifier --></identifier>
 <code><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept Named anatomical location --></code>
 <modifier><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Modification to location code --></modifier>
 <description value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 The Description of anatomical location -->
 <image><!-- 0..* Attachment Attached images --></image>
</BodySite>

{
  "resourceType" : "BodySite",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
  "patient" : { Reference(Patient) }, // R!  Patient
  "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Bodysite identifier
  "code" : { CodeableConcept }, // Named anatomical location
  "modifier" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Modification to location code
  "description" : "<string>", // The Description of anatomical location
  "image" : [{ Attachment }] // Attached images
}

Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
BodySite			DomainResource	Specific and identified anatomical location
patient	Σ	1..1	Reference(Patient)	Patient
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Bodysite identifier
code	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Named anatomical location SNOMED CT Body Structures (Example)
modifier		0..*	CodeableConcept	Modification to location code Bodysite Location Modifier (Example)
description	Σ	0..1	string	The Description of anatomical location
image		0..*	Attachment	Attached images
Documentation for this format

UML Diagram

XML Template

<BodySite xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <patient><!-- 1..1 Reference(Patient) Patient --></patient>
 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Bodysite identifier --></identifier>
 <code><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept Named anatomical location --></code>
 <modifier><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Modification to location code --></modifier>
 <description value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 The Description of anatomical location -->
 <image><!-- 0..* Attachment Attached images --></image>
</BodySite>

JSON Template

{
  "resourceType" : "BodySite",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
  "patient" : { Reference(Patient) }, // R!  Patient
  "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Bodysite identifier
  "code" : { CodeableConcept }, // Named anatomical location
  "modifier" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Modification to location code
  "description" : "<string>", // The Description of anatomical location
  "image" : [{ Attachment }] // Attached images
}