FHIR Base Clinical DataTypes IG
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FHIR Base Clinical DataTypes IG, published by HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/FHIR/fhir.clinical.datatypes/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Data Type Profile: OrdinalType

Official URL: http://fhir.org/guides/fhir/base-clinical/StructureDefinition/OrdinalType Version: 0.1.0
Active as of 2026-05-03 Computable Name: OrdinalType

OrdinalType - A set of codes with an associated numeric value.

Mappings

  • FHIR: Coding. In FHIR, the numeric values are properties of the code assigned by the CodeSystem or a supplement

  • openEHR: DV_ORDINAL or DV_SCALE

  • CDA: CO

Usages:

  • This DataType is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. OrdinalType 0..* QuantityType OrdinalType (An ordered set of codes)

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from QuantityType

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. OrdinalType 0..* QuantityType OrdinalType (An ordered set of codes)

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. OrdinalType 0..* QuantityType OrdinalType (An ordered set of codes)

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from QuantityType

Summary

Key Elements View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. OrdinalType 0..* QuantityType OrdinalType (An ordered set of codes)

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Differential View

This structure is derived from QuantityType

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. OrdinalType 0..* QuantityType OrdinalType (An ordered set of codes)

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. OrdinalType 0..* QuantityType OrdinalType (An ordered set of codes)

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from QuantityType

Summary

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron