{"resourceType":"CodeSystem","id":"substance-category","text":{"status":"generated","div":"<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem substance-category</b></p><a name=\"substance-category\"> </a><a name=\"hcsubstance-category\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/substance-category</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></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">allergen<a name=\"substance-category-allergen\"> </a></td><td>Allergen</td><td>A substance that causes an allergic reaction.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">biological<a name=\"substance-category-biological\"> </a></td><td>Biological Substance</td><td>A substance that is produced by or extracted from a biological source.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">body<a name=\"substance-category-body\"> </a></td><td>Body Substance</td><td>A substance that comes directly from a human or an animal (e.g. blood, urine, feces, tears, etc.).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">chemical<a name=\"substance-category-chemical\"> </a></td><td>Chemical</td><td>Any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity, including -- (i) any combination of such substances occurring in whole or in part as a result of a chemical reaction or occurring in nature and (ii) any element or uncombined radical (http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/import-export/pubs/importguide.pdf).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">food<a name=\"substance-category-food\"> </a></td><td>Dietary Substance</td><td>A food, dietary ingredient, or dietary supplement for human or animal.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">drug<a name=\"substance-category-drug\"> </a></td><td>Drug or Medicament</td><td>A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals (Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">material<a name=\"substance-category-material\"> </a></td><td>Material</td><td>A finished product which is not normally ingested, absorbed or injected (e.g. steel, iron, wood, plastic and paper).</td></tr></table></div>"},"extension":[{"url":"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status","valueCode":"trial-use"},{"url":"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm","valueInteger":2},{"extension":[{"url":"packageId","valueId":"hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r4.r5"},{"url":"version","valueString":"0.1.0"},{"url":"uri","valueUri":"http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r4.r5"}],"url":"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/package-source"},{"url":"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg","valueCode":"oo"}],"url":"http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/substance-category","version":"4.0.1","name":"SubstanceCategoryCodes","title":"Substance Category Codes","status":"draft","experimental":false,"date":"2026-03-20T13:38:33+11:00","publisher":"Orders and Observations","contact":[{"name":"Orders and Observations","telecom":[{"system":"url","value":"http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders"}]}],"description":"Substance category codes","jurisdiction":[{"coding":[{"system":"http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm","code":"001","display":"World"}]}],"caseSensitive":true,"valueSet":"http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/substance-category|5.0.0","content":"complete","concept":[{"code":"allergen","display":"Allergen","definition":"A substance that causes an allergic reaction."},{"code":"biological","display":"Biological Substance","definition":"A substance that is produced by or extracted from a biological source."},{"code":"body","display":"Body Substance","definition":"A substance that comes directly from a human or an animal (e.g. blood, urine, feces, tears, etc.)."},{"code":"chemical","display":"Chemical","definition":"Any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity, including -- (i) any combination of such substances occurring in whole or in part as a result of a chemical reaction or occurring in nature and (ii) any element or uncombined radical (http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/import-export/pubs/importguide.pdf)."},{"code":"food","display":"Dietary Substance","definition":"A food, dietary ingredient, or dietary supplement for human or animal."},{"code":"drug","display":"Drug or Medicament","definition":"A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals (Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act)."},{"code":"material","display":"Material","definition":"A finished product which is not normally ingested, absorbed or injected (e.g. steel, iron, wood, plastic and paper)."}]}