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4.4.1.648 ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/namingsystem-identifier-system-type

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This value set is used in the following places:

• Resource: NamingSystem.type (CodeableConcept / Preferred)

4.4.1.648.1 Definition

Identifies the style of unique identifier used to identify a namespace.

4.4.1.648.2 Content Logical Definition

4.4.1.648.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 20 Nov 2025

ValueSet

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem identifierType v5.0.0 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 147 concepts

System	Code	Display	Definition	status
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	AC	Accreditation/Certification Identifier	Identifier that has been assigned by an accreditation or certification organization in specific fields, indicating a recognized skill	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	ACSN	Accession ID	Accession Identifier
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	AIN	Animal Identification Number (US Official)	A numbering system for the official identification of individual animals in the United States that provides a nationally unique identification number for each animal. The first two numbers on a tag are the numbers assigned to a specific State.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	AM	American Express	American Express
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	AMA	American Medical Association Number	A physician identifier assigned by the AMA.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	AN	Account number	Account An identifier that is unique to an account.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	ANC	Account number Creditor	A more precise definition of an account number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	AND	Account number debitor	A more precise definition of an account number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	ANON	Anonymous identifier	An identifier for a living subject whose real identity is protected or suppressed
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	ANT	Temporary Account Number	Temporary version of an Account Number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	APRN	Advanced Practice Registered Nurse number	An identifier that is unique to an advanced practice registered nurse within the jurisdiction of a certifying board
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	ASID	Ancestor Specimen ID	A unique identifier for the ancestor specimen.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	BA	Bank Account Number	Bank Account Number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	BC	Bank Card Number	An identifier that is unique to a person's bank card
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	BCFN	Birth Certificate File Number	The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the birth certificate.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	BCT	Birth Certificate	A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's birth
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	BR	Birth registry number	An identifier unique within the Assigning Authority that is the official legal record of a person's birth.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	BRN	Breed Registry Number	Breed Registry Number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	BSNR	Primary physician office number	Primary physician office number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	CAAI	Consumer Application Account Identifier	An identifier for the consumer (e.g., patient, caregiver) for an application such as a portal or App.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	CC	Cost Center number	Cost Center number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	CONM	Change of Name Document	A number associated with a document identifying a person's legal change of name.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	CY	County number	County number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	CZ	Citizenship Card	A number assigned by a person's country of residence to identify a person's citizenship.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	DC	Death Certificate ID	The identifier assigned to a death certificate, and printed on the death certificate when issued by a jurisdictional vital records office
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	DCFN	Death Certificate File Number	The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the death certificate.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	DDS	Dentist license number	An identifier that is unique to a dentist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	DEA	Drug Enforcement Administration registration number	An identifier for an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	DFN	Drug Furnishing or prescriptive authority Number	An identifier issued to a health care provider authorizing the person to write drug orders
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	DI	Diner's Club card	Diner's Club card
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	DL	Driver's license number	Driver's license number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	DN	Doctor number	Doctor number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	DO	Osteopathic License number	An identifier that is unique to an osteopath within the jurisdiction of a licensing board.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	DP	Diplomatic Passport	A number assigned to a diplomatic passport.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	DPM	Podiatrist license number	An identifier that is unique to a podiatrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	DR	Donor Registration Number	Donor Registration Number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	DS	Discover Card	Discover Card
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	DSG	Diagnostic Study Group	Unique Identifier that groups several orders that are to be performed together.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	EI	Employee number	A number that uniquely identifies an employee to an employer.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	EN	Employer number	Employer number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	ESN	Staff Enterprise Number	An identifier that is unique to a staff member within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority).
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	ETIN	Electronic Transmitter Identification Number	A unique identifier usually assigned by a health plan or clearinghouse to an organization or provider that electronically transmits healthcare transactions, such as claims, eligibility inquiries, or remittance advices.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	FDR	Fetal Death Report ID	The identifier assigned to a fetal death report, and printed on the fetal death report when issued by a jurisdictional vital records office	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	FDRFN	Fetal Death Report File Number	The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the fetal death report certificate.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	FGN	Filler Group Number	Unique identifier assigned to a group of orders by the filler application.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	FI	Facility ID	Facility ID
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	FILL	Filler Identifier	An identifier for a request where the identifier is issued by the person, or service, that produces the observations or fulfills the request.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	GI	Guarantor internal identifier	Guarantor internal identifier
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	GIN	Animal Group Identifier (US Official)	Identifier that can be used to unambiguously describe a specific group of animals.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	GKV	Insured's ID with Public Insurance	Identifier that can be used to unambiguously describe the ID of a patient with a public insurance company.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	GL	General ledger number	General ledger number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	GN	Guarantor external identifier	Guarantor external identifier
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	HC	Health Card Number	Health Card Number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	IND	Indigenous/Aboriginal	A number assigned to a member of an indigenous or aboriginal group outside of Canada.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	IRISTEM	An IRI stem	An IRI string that can be prepended to the code to obtain a concept IRI for RDF applications. This should be a valid, absolute IRI as defined in RFC 3987. See https://hl7.org/fhir/rdf.html#iri-stem for details on how this value may be used.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	JHN	Jurisdictional health number	Jurisdictional health number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	KZVA	Dentist Office Number	Identifier that can be used to unambiguously identify the practice of a dentist.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	LACSN	Laboratory Accession ID	A laboratory accession id is used in the laboratory domain.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	LANR	Lifelong physician number	Lifelong physician number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	LI	Labor and industries number	Labor and industries number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	L&I	Labor and industries number	Labor and industries number. Note that this was introduced erroneously (with an ampersand in the code value) many years ago.	deprecated
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	LN	License number	License number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	LR	Local Registry ID	Local Registry ID
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	MA	Patient Medicaid number	Patient Medicaid number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	MB	Member Number	An identifier for the insured of an insurance policy (this insured always has a subscriber), usually assigned by the insurance carrier.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	MC	Patient's Medicare number	Patient's Medicare number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	MCD	Practitioner Medicaid number	Practitioner Medicaid number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	MCN	Microchip Number	Microchip Number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	MCR	Practitioner Medicare number	Practitioner Medicare number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	MCT	Marriage Certificate	A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's marriage.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	MD	Medical License number	An identifier that is unique to a medical doctor within the jurisdiction of a licensing board.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	MI	Military ID number	A number assigned to an individual who has had military duty, but is not currently on active duty. The number is assigned by the DOD or Veterans' Affairs (VA).
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	MR	Medical record number	An identifier that is unique to a patient within a set of medical records, not necessarily unique within an application.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	MRT	Temporary Medical Record Number	Temporary version of a Medical Record Number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	MS	MasterCard	MasterCard
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	NBSNR	Secondary physician office number	Secondary physician office number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	NCT	Naturalization Certificate	A number associated with a document identifying a person's retention of citizenship in a particular country.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	NE	National employer identifier	National employer identifier
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	NH	National Health Plan Identifier	National Health Plan Identifier
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	NI	National unique individual identifier	National unique individual identifier
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	NII	National Insurance Organization Identifier	National Insurance Organization Identifier
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	NIIH	National Insurance Headquarters Organization Identifier	National Insurance Headquarters Organization Identifier
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	NIIP	National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor)	National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor)
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	NNxxx	National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code	National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	NP	Nurse practitioner number	An identifier that is unique to a nurse practitioner within the jurisdiction of a certifying board.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	NPI	National provider identifier	National provider identifier
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	OBI	Observation Instance Identifier	Unique and persistent identifier for an observation instance	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	OD	Optometrist license number	A number that is unique to an individual optometrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PA	Physician Assistant number	An identifier that is unique to a physician assistant within the jurisdiction of a licensing board
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PAYERID	Payer Identifier	A unique identifier, usually assigned by a health plan or clearinghouse, used in electronic healthcare transactions to designate the specific health insurance company or plan that is the recipient or sender of the transaction.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PC	Parole Card	A number identifying a person on parole.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PCN	Penitentiary/correctional institution Number	A number assigned to individual who is incarcerated.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PE	Living Subject Enterprise Number	An identifier that is unique to a living subject within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority).
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PEN	Pension Number	Pension Number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PGN	Placer Group Number	Unique identifier assigned to a group of orders by the placer application.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PHC	Public Health Case Identifier	Identifier assigned to a person during a case investigation as part of a public health event	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PHE	Public Health Event Identifier	Identifier assigned to an event of interest to public health	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PHO	Public Health Official ID	An identifier for a person working at a public health agency (PHA), assigned or issued by the agency	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PI	Patient internal identifier	A number that is unique to a patient within an Assigning Authority.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PIN	Premises Identifier Number (US Official)	Identifier that uniquely identifies a geographic location in the US.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PKV	Insured's ID with Private Insurance	Identifier that can be used to unambiguously describe the ID of a patient with a private insurance company.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PLAC	Placer Identifier	An identifier for a request where the identifier is issued by the person or service making the request.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PN	Person number	A number that is unique to a living subject within an Assigning Authority.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PNT	Temporary Living Subject Number	Temporary version of a Living Subject Number.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PPIN	Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number	Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PPN	Passport number	A unique number assigned to the document affirming that a person is a citizen of the country.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PRC	Permanent Resident Card Number	Permanent Resident Card Number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PRN	Provider number	A number that is unique to an individual provider, a provider group or an organization within an Assigning Authority.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	PT	Patient external identifier	Patient external identifier
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	QA	QA number	QA number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	RI	Resource identifier	A generalized resource identifier.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	RN	Registered Nurse Number	An identifier that is unique to a registered nurse within the jurisdiction of the licensing board.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	RPH	Pharmacist license number	An identifier that is unique to a pharmacist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	RR	Railroad Retirement number	An identifier for an individual enrolled with the Railroad Retirement Administration. Analogous to, but distinct from, a Social Security Number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	RRI	Regional registry ID	Regional registry ID
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	RRP	Railroad Retirement Provider	Railroad Retirement Provider
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	SAMN	SAMN# accession Number	The accession number for the BioSample data repository at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	SB	Social Beneficiary Identifier	An identifier issued by a governmental organization to a person to identify the person should they apply for or receive social services and/or benefits
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	SID	Specimen ID	Identifier for a specimen.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	SL	State license	State license
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	SN	Subscriber Number	An identifier for a subscriber of an insurance policy which is unique for, and usually assigned by, the insurance carrier.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	SNBSN	State assigned NDBS card Identifier	The identifier on a Newborn Screening Dried Bloodspot (NDBS) card that is assigned by the state which provided the sample collection cards and to whom this information must be reported	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	SNO	Serial Number	An identifier affixed to an item by the manufacturer when it is first made, where each item has a different identifier.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	SP	Study Permit	A number associated with a permit identifying a person who is a resident of a jurisdiction for the purpose of education.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	SR	State registry ID	State registry ID
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	SRX	SRA Accession number	The accession number generated by the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) when sequence data are uploaded to NCBI.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	SS	Social Security number	Social Security number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	STN	Shipment Tracking Number	Identifier assigned to a package being shipped	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	TAX	Tax ID number	Tax ID number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	TN	Treaty Number/ (Canada)	A number assigned to a member of an indigenous group in Canada.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	TPR	Temporary Permanent Resident (Canada)	A number associated with a document identifying a person's temporary permanent resident status.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	TRL	Training License Number	The license number used during training.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	U	Unspecified identifier	Unspecified identifier
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	UDI	Universal Device Identifier	An identifier assigned to a device using the Unique Device Identification framework as defined by IMDRF (http://imdrf.org).
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	UCID	Unique Claim Identifier	A unique identifier assigned by a payer for a claim received from a provider or subscriber.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	UMB	Unique Product-independent Payer Person Identifier	A unique identifier assigned to an individual by a payer that remains consistent regardless of the individual's role (e.g., subscriber, dependent) or the specific product(s) they are enrolled in with that payer.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	UPIN	Medicare/CMS (formerly HCFA)'s Universal Physician Identification numbers	An identifier for a provider within the CMS/Medicare program. A globally unique identifier for the provider in the Medicare program.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	USID	Unique Specimen ID	A unique identifier for a specimen.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	VN	Visit number	Visit number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	VP	Visitor Permit	A number associated with a document identifying a person as a visitor of a jurisdiction or country.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	VS	VISA	VISA
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	WC	WIC identifier	WIC identifier
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	WCN	Workers' Comp Number	Workers' Comp Number
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	WP	Work Permit	A number associated with a permit for a person who is granted permission to work in a country for a specified time period.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	XV	Health Plan Identifier	National unique health plan identifier required by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the US Realm.	N
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	XX	Organization identifier	Organization identifier
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203	ZANR	Dentist Identifier	Identifier that can be used to unambiguously describe the ID of a dentist.	N

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Code	Deutsch (German, de)
AC
ACSN
AIN
AM	American Express
AMA
AN	Kontonummer
ANC
AND
ANON
ANT
APRN
ASID
BA
BC
BCFN
BCT
BR	Geburtsregisternummer
BRN
BSNR
CAAI
CC
CONM
CY
CZ
DC
DCFN
DDS
DEA
DFN
DI	Diners Club
DL	Führerscheinnummer
DN	Arztnummer
DO
DP
DPM
DR
DS	Discover Card
DSG
EI	Arbeitnehmernummer
EN	Arbeitgebernummer
ESN
ETIN
FDR
FDRFN
FGN
FI
FILL
GI	interne ID des Zahlungspflichtigen
GIN
GKV
GL
GN	externe ID des Zahlungspflichtigen
HC
IND
IRISTEM
JHN
KZVA
LACSN
LANR
LI
L&I
LN
LR
MA	Armennummer
MB
MC	Rentnernummer
MCD
MCN
MCR
MCT
MD
MI
MR	Krankenaktennummer
MRT
MS	MasterCard
NBSNR
NCT
NE
NH
NI
NII	Institutskennzeichen der Krankenkasse
NIIH	Institutskennzeichen des Krankenkassensitzes
NIIP	Vertragskassennummer (VKNR)
NNxxx
NP
NPI
OBI
OD
PA	Assistenzarztnummer
PAYERID
PC
PCN
PE
PEN
PGN
PHC
PHE
PHO
PI	interne Patienten-ID
PIN
PKV
PLAC
PN	Personen-ID
PNT
PPIN
PPN	Passnummer
PRC
PRN
PT	externe Patienten-ID
QA
RI
RN
RPH
RR	Seniorenkartennummer
RRI
RRP
SAMN
SB
SID
SL
SN
SNBSN
SNO
SP
SR
SRX
SS	Sozialversicherungsnummer
STN
TAX	Steueridentifikationsnummer
TN
TPR
TRL
U
UDI
UCID
UMB
UPIN
USID
VN	Fallnummer
VP	Besucherkennung
VS	VISA
WC
WCN
WP
XV
XX	Organisations-ID
ZANR

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