HL7 FHIR® US Core Implementation Guide STU3 Release 3.1.0

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Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/birthsex
Version:3.1.0
Name:BirthSex
Definition:

Codes for assigning sex at birth as specified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)

Publisher:HL7 US Realm Steering Committee
OID:2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1021.24(for OID based terminology systems)
Source Resource:XML / JSON / Turtle

Birth Sex

Codes for assigning sex at birth as specified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

  • Include these codes as defined in http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-AdministrativeGender
    CodeDisplay
    FFemaleFemale
    MMaleMale
  • Include these codes as defined in http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-NullFlavor
    CodeDisplay
    UNKUnknownDescription: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.)

Expansion

This value set contains 3 concepts

Expansion based on http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-AdministrativeGender version 2018-08-12, http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-NullFlavor version 2018-08-12

CodeSystemDisplayDefinition
Fhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-AdministrativeGenderFemaleFemale
Mhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-AdministrativeGenderMaleMale
UNKhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-NullFlavorUnknownDescription: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.)