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4.3.2.41 CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system

FHIR Infrastructure icon Work Group  Maturity Level: N Normative (from v4.0.0) Use Context: Country: World
Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system Version: 6.0.0-ballot2
active as of 2024-11-19 Computable Name: ContactPointSystem
Flags: CaseSensitive, Complete. All codes ValueSet: ContactPointSystem OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.72

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

4.3.2.41.1 Definition

Telecommunications form for contact point.

4.3.2.41.2 Content

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem contact-point-system

Last updated: 2024-11-19T06:04:13.34Z

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/contact-point-system defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionCopy
phone Phone The value is a telephone number used for voice calls. Use of full international numbers starting with + is recommended to enable automatic dialing support but not required. btn btn
fax Fax The value is a fax machine. Use of full international numbers starting with + is recommended to enable automatic dialing support but not required. btn btn
email Email The value is an email address. btn btn
pager Pager The value is a pager number. These may be local pager numbers that are only usable on a particular pager system. btn btn
url URL A contact that is not a phone, fax, pager or email address and is expressed as a URL. This is intended for various institutional or personal contacts including web sites, blogs, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Do not use for email addresses. btn btn
sms SMS A contact that can be used for sending a sms message (e.g. mobile phones, some landlines). btn btn
other Other A contact that is not a phone, fax, page or email address and is not expressible as a URL. E.g. Internal mail address. This SHOULD NOT be used for contacts that are expressible as a URL (e.g. Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc.) Extensions may be used to distinguish "other" contact types. btn btn

 

See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.
Source The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code