This page is part of the FHIR Specification v6.0.0-ballot1: Release 6 Ballot (1st Draft) (see Ballot Notes). The current version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
Example CodeSystem/request-priority (XML)
Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)
Definition for Code SystemRequestPriority
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="request-priority"/>
<meta>
<lastUpdated value="2023-12-18T15:12:07.602+11:00"/>
</meta>
<text>
<status value="generated"/>
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p> This case-sensitive code system
<code> http://hl7.org/fhir/request-priority</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">routine
<a name="request-priority-routine"> </a>
</td>
<td> Routine</td>
<td> The request has normal priority.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">urgent
<a name="request-priority-urgent"> </a>
</td>
<td> Urgent</td>
<td> The request should be actioned promptly - higher priority than routine.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">asap
<a name="request-priority-asap"> </a>
</td>
<td> ASAP</td>
<td> The request should be actioned as soon as possible - higher priority than urgent.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">stat
<a name="request-priority-stat"> </a>
</td>
<td> STAT</td>
<td> The request should be actioned immediately - highest possible priority. E.g. an
emergency.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</text>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
<valueCode value="cds"/>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
<valueCode value="trial-use"/>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
<valueInteger value="4"/>
</extension>
<url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/request-priority"/>
<identifier>
<system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
<value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.116"/>
</identifier>
<version value="6.0.0-ballot1"/>
<name value="RequestPriority"/>
<title value="RequestPriority"/>
<status value="draft"/>
<experimental value="true"/>
<date value="2023-12-18T15:12:07+11:00"/>
<publisher value="HL7 International / Clinical Decision Support"/>
<contact>
<telecom>
<system value="url"/>
<value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
</telecom>
<telecom>
<system value="email"/>
<value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
</telecom>
</contact>
<contact>
<telecom>
<system value="url"/>
<value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/>
</telecom>
</contact>
<contact>
<telecom>
<system value="url"/>
<value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/dss"/>
</telecom>
</contact>
<description value="Identifies the level of importance to be assigned to actioning the request."/>
<jurisdiction>
<coding>
<system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>
<code value="001"/>
<display value="World"/>
</coding>
</jurisdiction>
<caseSensitive value="true"/>
<valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/request-priority"/>
<content value="complete"/>
<concept>
<code value="routine"/>
<display value="Routine"/>
<definition value="The request has normal priority."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="urgent"/>
<display value="Urgent"/>
<definition value="The request should be actioned promptly - higher priority than routine."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="asap"/>
<display value="ASAP"/>
<definition value="The request should be actioned as soon as possible - higher priority than urgent."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="stat"/>
<display value="STAT"/>
<definition value="The request should be actioned immediately - highest possible priority. E.g. an
emergency."/>
</concept>
</CodeSystem>
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.