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 of a Biopsy
{
"resourceType" : "Procedure",
"id" : "biopsy",
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\">Biopsy of suspected melanoma L) arm</div>"
},
"status" : "completed",
"category" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "103693007",
"display" : "Diagnostic procedure (procedure)"
}],
"text" : "Diagnostic procedure"
}],
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "90105005",
"display" : "Biopsy of soft tissue of forearm (Procedure)"
}],
"text" : "Biopsy of suspected melanoma L) arm"
},
"subject" : {
"reference" : "Patient/example"
},
"occurrenceDateTime" : "2014-02-03",
"recorded" : "2014-02-03",
"performer" : [{
"actor" : {
"reference" : "Practitioner/example",
"display" : "Dr Bert Biopser"
}
}],
"reason" : [{
"concept" : {
"text" : "Dark lesion l) forearm. getting darker last 3 months."
}
}],
"bodyStructure" : {
"reference" : "BodyStructure/skin-patch"
},
"complication" : [{
"concept" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "67750007",
"display" : "Ineffective airway clearance (finding)"
}],
"text" : "Ineffective airway clearance"
}
}],
"followUp" : [{
"concept" : {
"text" : "Review in clinic"
}
}],
"note" : [{
"text" : "Standard Biopsy"
}],
"used" : [{
"concept" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "79068005",
"display" : "Needle, device (physical object)"
}],
"text" : "30-guage needle"
}
}]
}
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.