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4.4.1.438 ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/discriminator-type

Responsible Owner: FHIR Infrastructure icon Work Group Normative Use Context: Country: World
Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/discriminator-type Version: 6.0.0-ballot3
active as of 2025-11-10 Computable Name: DiscriminatorType
Flags: Immutable OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.91

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.438.1 Definition

How an element value is interpreted when discrimination is evaluated.

4.4.1.438.2 Content Logical Definition

Generated Narrative: ValueSet discriminator-type

Last updated: 2025-11-10T04:50:58.407Z

 

4.4.1.438.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 10 Nov 2025

ValueSet

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem DiscriminatorType v6.0.0-ballot3 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 6 concepts

SystemCodeDisplayDefinitionstatus icon
http://hl7.org/fhir/discriminator-type   value Value The slices have different values in the nominated element, as determined by the applicable fixed value, pattern, or required ValueSet binding.
http://hl7.org/fhir/discriminator-type   exists Exists The slices are differentiated by the presence or absence of the nominated element. There SHALL be no more than two slices. The slices are differentiated by the fact that one must have a max of 0 and the other must have a min of 1 (or more). The order in which the slices are declared doesn't matter.
http://hl7.org/fhir/discriminator-type   pattern Pattern The slices have different values in the nominated element, as determined by the applicable fixed value, pattern, or required ValueSet binding. This has the same meaning as 'value' and is deprecated. deprecated
http://hl7.org/fhir/discriminator-type   type Type The slices are differentiated by type of the nominated element.
http://hl7.org/fhir/discriminator-type   profile Profile The slices are differentiated by conformance of the nominated element to a specified profile. Note that if the path specifies .resolve() then the profile is the target profile on the reference. In this case, validation by the possible profiles is required to differentiate the slices.
http://hl7.org/fhir/discriminator-type   position Position The slices are differentiated by their index. This is only possible if all but the last slice have min=max cardinality, and the (optional) last slice contains other undifferentiated elements.

 

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