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4.3.2.50 CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/sort-direction

Clinical Decision Support icon Work Group  Maturity Level: 5 Trial Use Use Context: Country: World
Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/sort-direction Version: 6.0.0-ballot3
draft as of 2025-10-26 Computable Name: SortDirection
Flags: CaseSensitive, Complete. All codes ValueSet: SortDirection OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.980

"This Code system is used in the following FHIR core-defined or referenced value sets:

  • ValueSet: SortDirection (The possible sort directions, ascending or descending.)

4.3.2.50.1 Definition

The possible sort directions, ascending or descending.

4.3.2.50.2 Content

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem sort-direction

Last updated: 2025-10-26T17:42:56.64Z

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/sort-direction defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionCopy
ascending Ascending Sort by the value ascending, so that lower values appear first. btn btn
descending Descending Sort by the value descending, so that lower values appear last. btn btn

 

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

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.
Source The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
Display The 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
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code