<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><id value="item-type"/><meta><lastUpdated value="2026-04-04T07:06:10.198+11:00"/></meta><text><status value="generated"/><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem item-type</b></p><a name="item-type"> </a><a name="hcitem-type"> </a><div style="display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%"><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Last updated: 2021-01-05T10:01:24.148+11:00</p></div><p><b>Properties</b></p><p><b>This code system defines the following properties for its concepts</b></p><table class="grid"><tr><td><b>Name</b></td><td><b>Code</b></td><td><b>URI</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Description</b></td></tr><tr><td>Not Selectable</td><td>notSelectable</td><td>http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable</td><td>boolean</td><td>Indicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts</td></tr></table><p><b>Concepts</b></p><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/item-type</code> defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td><b>Lvl</b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td><td><b>Not Selectable</b></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">group<a name="item-type-group"> </a></td><td>Group</td><td>An item with no direct answer but should have at least one child item.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">display<a name="item-type-display"> </a></td><td>Display</td><td>Text for display that will not capture an answer or have child items.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">question<a name="item-type-question"> </a></td><td>Question</td><td>An item that defines a specific answer to be captured, and which may have child items. (the answer provided in the QuestionnaireResponse should be of the defined datatype).</td><td>true</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  boolean<a name="item-type-boolean"> </a></td><td>Boolean</td><td>Question with a yes/no answer (valueBoolean).</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  decimal<a name="item-type-decimal"> </a></td><td>Decimal</td><td>Question with is a real number answer (valueDecimal).  There is an extension 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unit' that can be used to computably convey the unit of measure associated with the answer for use when performing data extraction to an element of type Quantity.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  integer<a name="item-type-integer"> </a></td><td>Integer</td><td>Question with an integer answer (valueInteger).  There is an extension 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unit' that can be used to computably convey the unit of measure associated with the answer for use when performing data extraction to an element of type Quantity.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  date<a name="item-type-date"> </a></td><td>Date</td><td>Question with a date answer (valueDate).</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  dateTime<a name="item-type-dateTime"> </a></td><td>Date Time</td><td>Question with a date and time answer (valueDateTime).</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  time<a name="item-type-time"> </a></td><td>Time</td><td>Question with a time (hour:minute:second) answer independent of date. (valueTime).</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  string<a name="item-type-string"> </a></td><td>String</td><td>Question with a short (few words to short sentence) free-text entry answer (valueString).  Strings SHOULD NOT contain carriage return or newline characters.  If multi-line answers are needed, use the 'text' type.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  text<a name="item-type-text"> </a></td><td>Text</td><td>Question with a long (potentially multi-paragraph) free-text entry answer (valueString).</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  url<a name="item-type-url"> </a></td><td>Url</td><td>Question with a URL (website, FTP site, etc.) answer (valueUri).</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  coding<a name="item-type-coding"> </a></td><td>Coding</td><td>Question with a Coding - generally drawn from a list of possible answers (valueCoding)</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  attachment<a name="item-type-attachment"> </a></td><td>Attachment</td><td>Question with binary content such as an image, PDF, etc. as an answer (valueAttachment).</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  reference<a name="item-type-reference"> </a></td><td>Reference</td><td>Question with a reference to another resource (practitioner, organization, etc.) as an answer (valueReference).</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  quantity<a name="item-type-quantity"> </a></td><td>Quantity</td><td>Question with a combination of a numeric value and unit as an answer (i.e. a Quantity constrained to SimpleQuantity).  There are two extensions ('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unitOption' and 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unitValueSet')  that can be used to define what unit should be selected for the Quantity.code and Quantity.system.</td><td/></tr></table></div></text><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"><valueCode value="fhir"/></extension><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"><valueCode value="normative"/></extension><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"><valueInteger value="5"/></extension><url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/item-type"/><identifier><system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/><value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.445"/></identifier><identifier><use value="old"/><system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/><value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.438"/></identifier><version value="6.0.0-ballot4"/><name value="QuestionnaireItemType"/><title value="Questionnaire Item Type"/><status value="active"/><experimental value="false"/><date value="2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00"/><publisher value="HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure"/><contact><telecom><system value="url"/><value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/></telecom><telecom><system value="email"/><value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/></telecom></contact><contact><telecom><system value="url"/><value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/></telecom></contact><description value="Distinguishes groups from questions and display text and indicates data type for questions."/><jurisdiction><coding><system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/><code value="001"/><display value="World"/></coding></jurisdiction><caseSensitive value="true"/><valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/item-type"/><hierarchyMeaning value="is-a"/><content value="complete"/><property><code value="notSelectable"/><uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable"/><description value="Indicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts"/><type value="boolean"/></property><concept><code value="group"/><display value="Group"/><definition value="An item with no direct answer but should have at least one child item."/></concept><concept><code value="display"/><display value="Display"/><definition value="Text for display that will not capture an answer or have child items."/></concept><concept><code value="question"/><display value="Question"/><definition value="An item that defines a specific answer to be captured, and which may have child items. (the answer provided in the QuestionnaireResponse should be of the defined datatype)."/><property><code value="notSelectable"/><valueBoolean value="true"/></property><concept><code value="boolean"/><display value="Boolean"/><definition value="Question with a yes/no answer (valueBoolean)."/></concept><concept><code value="decimal"/><display value="Decimal"/><definition value="Question with is a real number answer (valueDecimal).  There is an extension 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unit' that can be used to computably convey the unit of measure associated with the answer for use when performing data extraction to an element of type Quantity."/></concept><concept><code value="integer"/><display value="Integer"/><definition value="Question with an integer answer (valueInteger).  There is an extension 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unit' that can be used to computably convey the unit of measure associated with the answer for use when performing data extraction to an element of type Quantity."/></concept><concept><code value="date"/><display value="Date"/><definition value="Question with a date answer (valueDate)."/></concept><concept><code value="dateTime"/><display value="Date Time"/><definition value="Question with a date and time answer (valueDateTime)."/></concept><concept><code value="time"/><display value="Time"/><definition value="Question with a time (hour:minute:second) answer independent of date. (valueTime)."/></concept><concept><code value="string"/><display value="String"/><definition value="Question with a short (few words to short sentence) free-text entry answer (valueString).  Strings SHOULD NOT contain carriage return or newline characters.  If multi-line answers are needed, use the 'text' type."/></concept><concept><code value="text"/><display value="Text"/><definition value="Question with a long (potentially multi-paragraph) free-text entry answer (valueString)."/></concept><concept><code value="url"/><display value="Url"/><definition value="Question with a URL (website, FTP site, etc.) answer (valueUri)."/></concept><concept><code value="coding"/><display value="Coding"/><definition value="Question with a Coding - generally drawn from a list of possible answers (valueCoding)"/></concept><concept><code value="attachment"/><display value="Attachment"/><definition value="Question with binary content such as an image, PDF, etc. as an answer (valueAttachment)."/></concept><concept><code value="reference"/><display value="Reference"/><definition value="Question with a reference to another resource (practitioner, organization, etc.) as an answer (valueReference)."/></concept><concept><code value="quantity"/><display value="Quantity"/><definition value="Question with a combination of a numeric value and unit as an answer (i.e. a Quantity constrained to SimpleQuantity).  There are two extensions ('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unitOption' and 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unitValueSet')  that can be used to define what unit should be selected for the Quantity.code and Quantity.system."/></concept></concept></CodeSystem>