Release 4B

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4.3.14.435 Code System http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-range-category

Orders and Observations Work Group Maturity Level: 0Trial Use Use Context: Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-range-category
Version:4.3.0
Name:ObservationRangeCategory
Title:ObservationRangeCategory
Definition:

Codes identifying the category of observation range.

Committee:Orders and Observations Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1334 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source ResourceXML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

4.3.14.435.1 Content

4.3.14.435.2 ObservationRangeCategory

Codes identifying the category of observation range.

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-range-category defines the following codes:

Code Display Definition
reference reference range Reference (Normal) Range for Ordinal and Continuous Observations.
critical critical range Critical Range for Ordinal and Continuous Observations.
absolute absolute range Absolute Range for Ordinal and Continuous Observations. Results outside this range are not possible.

 

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

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LevelA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.
SourceThe source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
DisplayThe 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
DefinitionAn explanation of the meaning of the concept
CommentsAdditional notes about how to use the code