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: Kenya Laterality Code System

Active as of 2026-06-04

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  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "laterality-codes-cs",
  "language" : "en",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem laterality-codes-cs</b></p><a name=\"laterality-codes-cs\"> </a><a name=\"hclaterality-codes-cs\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/laterality-codes-cs</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\">LEFT<a name=\"laterality-codes-cs-LEFT\"> </a></td><td>Left</td><td>Lesion / tumour is on the left side.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">RIGHT<a name=\"laterality-codes-cs-RIGHT\"> </a></td><td>Right</td><td>Lesion / tumour is on the right side.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">BILATERAL<a name=\"laterality-codes-cs-BILATERAL\"> </a></td><td>Bilateral</td><td>Tumour affects both sides.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">MIDLINE<a name=\"laterality-codes-cs-MIDLINE\"> </a></td><td>Midline</td><td>Tumour crosses the midline.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">UNILATERAL-UNSPECIFIED<a name=\"laterality-codes-cs-UNILATERAL-UNSPECIFIED\"> </a></td><td>Unilateral — Unspecified</td><td>One side affected; side not specified.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">NOT-APPLICABLE<a name=\"laterality-codes-cs-NOT-APPLICABLE\"> </a></td><td>Not Applicable</td><td>Laterality is not applicable to this site.</td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "url" : "https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/laterality-codes-cs",
  "version" : "0.1.0",
  "name" : "LateralityCodesCS",
  "title" : "Kenya Laterality Code System",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-06-04T14:49:30+00:00",
  "publisher" : "Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya",
  "contact" : [
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      "name" : "Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya",
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          "value" : "https://dha.go.ke"
        },
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          "value" : "info@dha.go.ke"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name" : "Digital Health Agency Kenya – FHIR Team",
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          "value" : "info@dha.go.ke",
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  ],
  "description" : "Codes indicating the side of the body affected by the malignancy or treatment.",
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      "coding" : [
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          "system" : "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
          "code" : "KE",
          "display" : "Kenya"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "content" : "complete",
  "count" : 6,
  "concept" : [
    {
      "code" : "LEFT",
      "display" : "Left",
      "definition" : "Lesion / tumour is on the left side."
    },
    {
      "code" : "RIGHT",
      "display" : "Right",
      "definition" : "Lesion / tumour is on the right side."
    },
    {
      "code" : "BILATERAL",
      "display" : "Bilateral",
      "definition" : "Tumour affects both sides."
    },
    {
      "code" : "MIDLINE",
      "display" : "Midline",
      "definition" : "Tumour crosses the midline."
    },
    {
      "code" : "UNILATERAL-UNSPECIFIED",
      "display" : "Unilateral — Unspecified",
      "definition" : "One side affected; side not specified."
    },
    {
      "code" : "NOT-APPLICABLE",
      "display" : "Not Applicable",
      "definition" : "Laterality is not applicable to this site."
    }
  ]
}