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Definition for Code SystemSubstanceTargetOrganismTypeExample
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "substance-target-organism-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 substance-target-organism-type</b></p><a name=\"substance-target-organism-type\"> </a><a name=\"hcsubstance-target-organism-type\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/substance-target-organism-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\">bacterial<a name=\"substance-target-organism-type-bacterial\"> </a></td><td>Bacterial</td><td>Bacterial organism.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">viral<a name=\"substance-target-organism-type-viral\"> </a></td><td>Viral</td><td>Viral organism.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">fungal<a name=\"substance-target-organism-type-fungal\"> </a></td><td>Fungal</td><td>Fungal organism.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">parasitic<a name=\"substance-target-organism-type-parasitic\"> </a></td><td>Parasitic</td><td>Parasitic organism.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">helminthic<a name=\"substance-target-organism-type-helminthic\"> </a></td><td>Helminthic</td><td>Helminthic (worm) organism.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">prion<a name=\"substance-target-organism-type-prion\"> </a></td><td>Prion</td><td>Prion.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">protozoan<a name=\"substance-target-organism-type-protozoan\"> </a></td><td>Protozoan</td><td>Protozoan organism.</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/substance-target-organism-type",
"version" : "6.0.0-ballot4",
"name" : "SubstanceTargetOrganismTypeExample",
"title" : "Substance Target Organism Type",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : true,
"date" : "2026-06-23",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system" : "email",
"value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}]
}],
"description" : "The high-level type of organism that a substance is targeted against.",
"jurisdiction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}]
}],
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/substance-target-organism-type",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "bacterial",
"display" : "Bacterial",
"definition" : "Bacterial organism."
},
{
"code" : "viral",
"display" : "Viral",
"definition" : "Viral organism."
},
{
"code" : "fungal",
"display" : "Fungal",
"definition" : "Fungal organism."
},
{
"code" : "parasitic",
"display" : "Parasitic",
"definition" : "Parasitic organism."
},
{
"code" : "helminthic",
"display" : "Helminthic",
"definition" : "Helminthic (worm) organism."
},
{
"code" : "prion",
"display" : "Prion",
"definition" : "Prion."
},
{
"code" : "protozoan",
"display" : "Protozoan",
"definition" : "Protozoan organism."
}]
}
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.