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Definition for Code SystemObservationInterpretationContextCodes
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "observation-interpretation-context",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2025-11-02T03:10:47.397+00:00",
"profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"]
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem observation-interpretation-context</b></p><a name=\"observation-interpretation-context\"> </a><a name=\"hcobservation-interpretation-context\"> </a><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\"/><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Profile: <a href=\"shareablecodesystem.html\">Shareable CodeSystem</a></p></div><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/observation-interpretation-context</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\">diabetic<a name=\"observation-interpretation-context-diabetic\"> </a></td><td>Diabetic</td><td>The patient has diabetes mellitus, which may affect interpretation of glucose and other metabolic observations.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">fasting<a name=\"observation-interpretation-context-fasting\"> </a></td><td>Fasting</td><td>The patient was fasting at the time of the observation, which affects interpretation of metabolic and nutritional observations.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">paraplegic<a name=\"observation-interpretation-context-paraplegic\"> </a></td><td>Paraplegic</td><td>The patient has paraplegia, which may affect interpretation of mobility, neurological, and other physical observations.</td></tr></table></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "oo"
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/observation-interpretation-context",
"version" : "6.0.0-ballot3",
"name" : "ObservationInterpretationContextCodes",
"title" : "Observation Interpretation Context Codes",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : true,
"publisher" : "HL7 International / Orders and Observations",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders"
}]
}],
"description" : "Codes identifying contextual factors that affect interpretation of observations. This provides examples of conditions or states that may be critical to understanding the significance of an observation.",
"jurisdiction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}]
}],
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-interpretation-context",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "diabetic",
"display" : "Diabetic",
"definition" : "The patient has diabetes mellitus, which may affect interpretation of glucose and other metabolic observations."
},
{
"code" : "fasting",
"display" : "Fasting",
"definition" : "The patient was fasting at the time of the observation, which affects interpretation of metabolic and nutritional observations."
},
{
"code" : "paraplegic",
"display" : "Paraplegic",
"definition" : "The patient has paraplegia, which may affect interpretation of mobility, neurological, and other physical observations."
}]
}
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.