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Example CodeSystem/bodystructure-relationship-type (XML)

Responsible Owner: Orders and Observations Work GroupStandards Status: Informative

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Definition for Code SystemBodyStructureRelationshipType

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="bodystructure-relationship-type"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2026-09-12T15:02:07.327+00:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p class="res-header-id">
        <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem bodystructure-relationship-type</b> 
      </p> 
      <a name="bodystructure-relationship-type"> </a> 
      <a name="hcbodystructure-relationship-type"> </a> 
      <p> This case-sensitive code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/bodystructure-relationship-type</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">predecessor
            <a name="bodystructure-relationship-type-predecessor"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Predecessor</td> 
          <td> The referenced BodyStructure is a predecessor from which this included structure
             originated, such as a lesion that merged into the current lesion.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">successor
            <a name="bodystructure-relationship-type-successor"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Successor</td> 
          <td> The referenced BodyStructure is a successor derived from this included structure,
             such as a lesion created when the current lesion split.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">includes
            <a name="bodystructure-relationship-type-includes"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Includes</td> 
          <td> This included structure includes the referenced BodyStructure.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">part-of
            <a name="bodystructure-relationship-type-part-of"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Part Of</td> 
          <td> This included structure is part of the referenced BodyStructure.</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="0"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/bodystructure-relationship-type"/> 
  <version value="6.0.0-snapshot1"/> 
  <name value="BodyStructureRelationshipType"/> 
  <title value="Body Structure Relationship Type Codes"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <experimental value="true"/> 
  <date value="2026-09-12"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="email"/> 
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Codes describing how an included structure relates to another BodyStructure."/> 
  <jurisdiction> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> 
      <code value="001"/> 
      <display value="World"/> 
    </coding> 
  </jurisdiction> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="predecessor"/> 
    <display value="Predecessor"/> 
    <definition value="The referenced BodyStructure is a predecessor from which this included structure
     originated, such as a lesion that merged into the current lesion."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="successor"/> 
    <display value="Successor"/> 
    <definition value="The referenced BodyStructure is a successor derived from this included structure,
     such as a lesion created when the current lesion split."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="includes"/> 
    <display value="Includes"/> 
    <definition value="This included structure includes the referenced BodyStructure."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="part-of"/> 
    <display value="Part Of"/> 
    <definition value="This included structure is part of the referenced BodyStructure."/> 
  </concept> 
</CodeSystem> 

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.