CARIN Consumer Directed Payer Data Exchange (CARIN IG for Blue Button®)
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CARIN Consumer Directed Payer Data Exchange (CARIN IG for Blue Button®), published by HL7 International / Financial Management. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.1.0-snapshot1 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/carin-bb/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: US Surface Codes System

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/carin-bb/CodeSystem/C4BBSurfaceCodes Version: 2.1.0-snapshot1
Standards status: Trial-use Computable Name: C4BBSurfaceCodes

Copyright/Legal: This CodeSystem is not copyrighted.

This value set includes FDI tooth surface codes localized for the US Realm.

This is a code system defined locally by the CARIN BlueButton IG. As this IG matures, it is expected that this CodeSystem will be migrated to THO (terminology.hl7.org). The current CodeSystem url should be considered temporary and subject to change in a future version.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem C4BBSurfaceCodes

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/us/carin-bb/CodeSystem/C4BBSurfaceCodes defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
M Mesial The surface of a tooth that is closest to the midline (middle) of the face.
O Occlusal The chewing surface of posterior teeth.
I Incisal The biting edge of anterior teeth.
D Distal The surface of a tooth that faces away from the midline of the face.
B Buccal The surface of a posterior tooth facing the cheeks.
F Facial The surface of a tooth facing the lips.
L Lingual The surface of a tooth facing the tongue.