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Definition for Code SystemPolymerClassExample
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "polymer-class",
"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 polymer-class</b></p><a name=\"polymer-class\"> </a><a name=\"hcpolymer-class\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/polymer-class</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\">homopolymer<a name=\"polymer-class-homopolymer\"> </a></td><td>Homopolymer</td><td>A polymer made up of a single type of monomer.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">copolymer<a name=\"polymer-class-copolymer\"> </a></td><td>Copolymer</td><td>A polymer made up of two or more different monomers.</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/polymer-class",
"version" : "6.0.0-ballot4",
"name" : "PolymerClassExample",
"title" : "Polymer Class",
"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" : "Overall type of the polymer e.g. homopolymer or copolymer.",
"jurisdiction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}]
}],
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/polymer-class",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "homopolymer",
"display" : "Homopolymer",
"definition" : "A polymer made up of a single type of monomer."
},
{
"code" : "copolymer",
"display" : "Copolymer",
"definition" : "A polymer made up of two or more different monomers."
}]
}
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.