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Example CodeSystem/observation-interpretation-context (XML)
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Definition for Code SystemObservationInterpretationContextCodes
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="observation-interpretation-context"/>
<meta>
<lastUpdated value="2025-11-02T03:10:47.397+00:00"/>
<profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/>
</meta>
<text>
<status value="generated"/>
<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>
</text>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
<valueCode value="oo"/>
</extension>
<url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/observation-interpretation-context"/>
<version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/>
<name value="ObservationInterpretationContextCodes"/>
<title value="Observation Interpretation Context Codes"/>
<status value="active"/>
<experimental value="true"/>
<publisher value="HL7 International / Orders and Observations"/>
<contact>
<telecom>
<system value="url"/>
<value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders"/>
</telecom>
</contact>
<description value="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 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/observation-interpretation-context"/>
<content value="complete"/>
<concept>
<code value="diabetic"/>
<display value="Diabetic"/>
<definition value="The patient has diabetes mellitus, which may affect interpretation of glucose and
other metabolic observations."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="fasting"/>
<display value="Fasting"/>
<definition value="The patient was fasting at the time of the observation, which affects interpretation
of metabolic and nutritional observations."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="paraplegic"/>
<display value="Paraplegic"/>
<definition value="The patient has paraplegia, which may affect interpretation of mobility, neurological,
and other physical observations."/>
</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.