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Definition for Code SystemDegreeOfPolymerisationTypeExample
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "degree-of-polymerisation-type",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2026-06-23T16:20:19.822+00:00"
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem degree-of-polymerisation-type</b></p><a name=\"degree-of-polymerisation-type\"> </a><a name=\"hcdegree-of-polymerisation-type\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/degree-of-polymerisation-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\">number-average<a name=\"degree-of-polymerisation-type-number-average\"> </a></td><td>Number average</td><td>Number-average degree of polymerisation (Mn).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">weight-average<a name=\"degree-of-polymerisation-type-weight-average\"> </a></td><td>Weight average</td><td>Weight-average degree of polymerisation (Mw).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">viscosity-average<a name=\"degree-of-polymerisation-type-viscosity-average\"> </a></td><td>Viscosity average</td><td>Viscosity-average degree of polymerisation (Mv).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">z-average<a name=\"degree-of-polymerisation-type-z-average\"> </a></td><td>Z-average</td><td>Z-average degree of polymerisation (Mz).</td></tr></table></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "brr"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "informative"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 1
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/degree-of-polymerisation-type",
"version" : "6.0.0-ballot4",
"name" : "DegreeOfPolymerisationTypeExample",
"title" : "Degree of Polymerisation Type",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : true,
"date" : "2026-06-19",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system" : "email",
"value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}]
}],
"description" : "The type of degree of polymerisation, e.g. number-average, weight-average.",
"jurisdiction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}]
}],
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/degree-of-polymerisation-type",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "number-average",
"display" : "Number average",
"definition" : "Number-average degree of polymerisation (Mn)."
},
{
"code" : "weight-average",
"display" : "Weight average",
"definition" : "Weight-average degree of polymerisation (Mw)."
},
{
"code" : "viscosity-average",
"display" : "Viscosity average",
"definition" : "Viscosity-average degree of polymerisation (Mv)."
},
{
"code" : "z-average",
"display" : "Z-average",
"definition" : "Z-average degree of polymerisation (Mz)."
}]
}
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.