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4.3.2.39 CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system

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Maturity Level: N

Normative (from v4.0.0)

Use Context: Country: World

Official URL: `http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system`				Version: 5.0.0
active as of 2023-03-26				Computable Name: ContactPointSystem
Flags: CaseSensitive, Complete. All codes ValueSet: ContactPointSystem				OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.72

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

ValueSet: ContactPointSystem (Telecommunications form for contact point.)

4.3.2.39.1 Definition

Telecommunications form for contact point.

4.3.2.39.2 Content

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition	Copy
phone	Phone	The value is a telephone number used for voice calls. Use of full international numbers starting with + is recommended to enable automatic dialing support but not required.
fax	Fax	The value is a fax machine. Use of full international numbers starting with + is recommended to enable automatic dialing support but not required.
email	Email	The value is an email address.
pager	Pager	The value is a pager number. These may be local pager numbers that are only usable on a particular pager system.
url	URL	A contact that is not a phone, fax, pager or email address and is expressed as a URL. This is intended for various institutional or personal contacts including web sites, blogs, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Do not use for email addresses.
sms	SMS	A contact that can be used for sending a sms message (e.g. mobile phones, some landlines).
other	Other	A contact that is not a phone, fax, page or email address and is not expressible as a URL. E.g. Internal mail address. This SHOULD NOT be used for contacts that are expressible as a URL (e.g. Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc.) Extensions may be used to distinguish "other" contact types.

See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.

Source

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')

Display

The 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

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code