Release 5

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Example CodeSystem/administrative-gender (JSON)

Patient Administration Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)

Definition for Code SystemAdministrativeGender

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "administrative-gender",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00"
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "extensions",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p>This code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td><td><b>Comments</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">male<a name=\"administrative-gender-male\"> </a></td><td>Male</td><td>Male.</td><td>Male</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">female<a name=\"administrative-gender-female\"> </a></td><td>Female</td><td>Female.</td><td>Female</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">other<a name=\"administrative-gender-other\"> </a></td><td>Other</td><td>Other.</td><td>The administrative gender is a value other than male/female/unknown. Where this value is selected, systems may often choose to include an extension with the localized more specific value.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">unknown<a name=\"administrative-gender-unknown\"> </a></td><td>Unknown</td><td>Unknown.</td><td>A proper value is applicable, but not known.  Usage Notes: This means the actual value is not known. If the only thing that is unknown is how to properly express the value in the necessary constraints (value set, datatype, etc.), then the OTH or UNC flavor should be used. No properties should be included for a datatype with this property unless:  Those properties themselves directly translate to a semantic of &quot;unknown&quot;. (E.g. a local code sent as a translation that conveys 'unknown') Those properties further qualify the nature of what is unknown. (E.g. specifying a use code of &quot;H&quot; and a URL prefix of &quot;tel:&quot; to convey that it is the home phone number that is unknown.)</td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "pa"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "normative"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 5
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version",
    "valueCode" : "4.0.0"
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/administrative-gender",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2"
  }],
  "version" : "5.0.0",
  "name" : "AdministrativeGender",
  "title" : "AdministrativeGender",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2023-03-26T15:21:02+11:00",
  "description" : "The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "001",
      "display" : "World"
    }]
  }],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "extension" : [{
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-concept-comments",
      "valueString" : "Male"
    }],
    "code" : "male",
    "display" : "Male",
    "definition" : "Male."
  },
  {
    "extension" : [{
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-concept-comments",
      "valueString" : "Female"
    }],
    "code" : "female",
    "display" : "Female",
    "definition" : "Female."
  },
  {
    "extension" : [{
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-concept-comments",
      "valueString" : "The administrative gender is a value other than male/female/unknown. Where this value is selected, systems may often choose to include an extension with the localized more specific value."
    }],
    "code" : "other",
    "display" : "Other",
    "definition" : "Other."
  },
  {
    "extension" : [{
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-concept-comments",
      "valueString" : "A proper value is applicable, but not known.  Usage Notes: This means the actual value is not known. If the only thing that is unknown is how to properly express the value in the necessary constraints (value set, datatype, etc.), then the OTH or UNC flavor should be used. No properties should be included for a datatype with this property unless:  Those properties themselves directly translate to a semantic of \"unknown\". (E.g. a local code sent as a translation that conveys 'unknown') Those properties further qualify the nature of what is unknown. (E.g. specifying a use code of \"H\" and a URL prefix of \"tel:\" to convey that it is the home phone number that is unknown.)"
    }],
    "code" : "unknown",
    "display" : "Unknown",
    "definition" : "Unknown."
  }]
}

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.