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Definition for Code SystemObservationStatusReasonCodes
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="observation-status-reason"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2026-06-18T02:13:11.240+00:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="res-header-id"> <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem observation-status-reason</b> </p> <a name="observation-status-reason"> </a> <a name="hcobservation-status-reason"> </a> <p> This case-sensitive code system <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/observation-status-reason</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">patient-mismatch <a name="observation-status-reason-patient-mismatch"> </a> </td> <td> Patient Mismatch</td> <td> The patient identity or subject context did not match the expected patient or subject.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">sample-mismatch <a name="observation-status-reason-sample-mismatch"> </a> </td> <td> Sample Mismatch</td> <td> The specimen, sample, or referenced result did not match the expected subject, order, container, or report.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">invalid-calibration <a name="observation-status-reason-invalid-calibration"> </a> </td> <td> Invalid Calibration</td> <td> The device, instrument, or analyzer calibration used for referenced results was invalid, expired, or otherwise unreliable.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">reagent-issue <a name="observation-status-reason-reagent-issue"> </a> </td> <td> Reagent issue</td> <td> An incorrect, invalid, expired, recalled, or otherwise unsuitable reagent or reagent lot was used or identified for referenced results.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">duplicate <a name="observation-status-reason-duplicate"> </a> </td> <td> Duplicate</td> <td> The observation duplicates another observation.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"> <valueCode value="oo"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"> <valueCode value="informative"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="1"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/observation-status-reason"/> <version value="6.0.0-ballot4"/> <name value="ObservationStatusReasonCodes"/> <title value="Observation Status Reason Codes"/> <status value="active"/> <experimental value="true"/> <publisher value="HL7 International - Orders and Observations"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders/index.cfm"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Codes indicating why an observation is in its current status."/> <jurisdiction> <coding> <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> <code value="001"/> <display value="World"/> </coding> </jurisdiction> <copyright value="Copyright HL7. Licensed under creative commons public domain"/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-status-reason"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="patient-mismatch"/> <display value="Patient Mismatch"/> <definition value="The patient identity or subject context did not match the expected patient or subject."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="sample-mismatch"/> <display value="Sample Mismatch"/> <definition value="The specimen, sample, or referenced result did not match the expected subject, order, container, or report."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="invalid-calibration"/> <display value="Invalid Calibration"/> <definition value="The device, instrument, or analyzer calibration used for referenced results was invalid, expired, or otherwise unreliable."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="reagent-issue"/> <display value="Reagent issue"/> <definition value="An incorrect, invalid, expired, recalled, or otherwise unsuitable reagent or reagent lot was used or identified for referenced results."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="duplicate"/> <display value="Duplicate"/> <definition value="The observation duplicates another observation."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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