Consolidated CDA (C-CDA), published by Health Level Seven. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 4.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/CDA-ccda/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
Official URL: http://hl7.org/cda/us/ccda/StructureDefinition/AssessmentSection | Version: 4.0.0 | |||
Draft as of 2025-06-17 | Computable Name: AssessmentSection | |||
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.22.2.8 |
The Assessment Section (also referred to as "impression" or "diagnoses" outside of the context of CDA) represents the clinician's conclusions and working assumptions that will guide treatment of the patient. The assessment may be a list of specific disease entities or a narrative block.
When this section.text contains extra information not contained in the discrete entries, it is helpful to wrap the text of this section in a Note Activity to support ingestion.
Usages:
Changes since version 3.0.0:
Description of Template, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
This structure is derived from Section
Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() ![]() |
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1..1 | Section | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, realmCode, typeId, templateId, @ID, @classCode, @moodCode, id, code, title, text, confidentialityCode, languageCode, subject, author, informant, entry, component Base for all types and resources Instance of this type are validated by templateId Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) | |
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1..* | II | Slice: Unordered, Open by value:root | |
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1..1 | II | ||
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1..1 | oid, uuid, ruid | Required Pattern: 2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.22.2.8 | |
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0..0 | |||
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1..1 | CE | Evaluation note | |
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1..1 | cs | Required Pattern: 51848-0 | |
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1..1 | oid, uuid, ruid | Required Pattern: 2.16.840.1.113883.6.1 | |
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1..1 | ST | ||
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1..1 | xhtml | ||
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0..* | Entry | Slice: Unordered, Open by profile:act | |
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0..* | Entry | ||
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1..1 | NoteActivity | ||
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Path | Conformance | ValueSet / Code | URI |
Section.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.templateId:section.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.classCode | required | Fixed Value: DOCSECThttp://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActClassRecordOrganizer | |
Section.moodCode | required | Fixed Value: EVNhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAActMood | |
Section.code.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.languageCode | required | AllLanguageshttp://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages From the FHIR Standard | |
Section.entry:notes.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.entry:notes.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.entry:notes.typeCode | required | XActRelationshipEntryhttp://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xActRelationshipEntry | |
Section.component.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.component.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor |
Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements |
II-1 | error | Section.typeId, Section.entry:notes.typeId, Section.component.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists() |
Path | Conformance | ValueSet / Code | URI |
Section.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.templateId:section.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.classCode | required | Fixed Value: DOCSECThttp://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActClassRecordOrganizer | |
Section.moodCode | required | Fixed Value: EVNhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAActMood | |
Section.code.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.languageCode | required | AllLanguageshttp://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages From the FHIR Standard | |
Section.entry:notes.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.entry:notes.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.entry:notes.typeCode | required | XActRelationshipEntryhttp://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xActRelationshipEntry | |
Section.component.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.component.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor |
Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements |
II-1 | error | Section.typeId, Section.entry:notes.typeId, Section.component.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists() |
This structure is derived from Section
Summary
Mandatory: 8 elements(1 nested mandatory element)
Prohibited: 1 element
Structures
This structure refers to these other structures:
Slices
This structure defines the following Slices:
Differential View
This structure is derived from Section
Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: ![]() ![]() |
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1..1 | Section | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, realmCode, typeId, templateId, @ID, @classCode, @moodCode, id, code, title, text, confidentialityCode, languageCode, subject, author, informant, entry, component Base for all types and resources Instance of this type are validated by templateId Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) | |
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1..* | II | Slice: Unordered, Open by value:root | |
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1..1 | II | ||
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1..1 | oid, uuid, ruid | Required Pattern: 2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.22.2.8 | |
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0..0 | |||
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1..1 | CE | Evaluation note | |
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1..1 | cs | Required Pattern: 51848-0 | |
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1..1 | oid, uuid, ruid | Required Pattern: 2.16.840.1.113883.6.1 | |
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1..1 | ST | ||
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1..1 | xhtml | ||
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0..* | Entry | Slice: Unordered, Open by profile:act | |
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0..* | Entry | ||
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1..1 | NoteActivity | ||
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Key Elements View
Path | Conformance | ValueSet / Code | URI |
Section.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.templateId:section.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.classCode | required | Fixed Value: DOCSECThttp://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActClassRecordOrganizer | |
Section.moodCode | required | Fixed Value: EVNhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAActMood | |
Section.code.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.languageCode | required | AllLanguageshttp://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages From the FHIR Standard | |
Section.entry:notes.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.entry:notes.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.entry:notes.typeCode | required | XActRelationshipEntryhttp://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xActRelationshipEntry | |
Section.component.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.component.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor |
Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements |
II-1 | error | Section.typeId, Section.entry:notes.typeId, Section.component.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists() |
Snapshot View
Path | Conformance | ValueSet / Code | URI |
Section.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.templateId:section.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.classCode | required | Fixed Value: DOCSECThttp://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActClassRecordOrganizer | |
Section.moodCode | required | Fixed Value: EVNhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAActMood | |
Section.code.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.languageCode | required | AllLanguageshttp://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages From the FHIR Standard | |
Section.entry:notes.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.entry:notes.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.entry:notes.typeCode | required | XActRelationshipEntryhttp://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-xActRelationshipEntry | |
Section.component.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor | |
Section.component.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavorhttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor |
Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements |
II-1 | error | Section.typeId, Section.entry:notes.typeId, Section.component.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists() |
This structure is derived from Section
Summary
Mandatory: 8 elements(1 nested mandatory element)
Prohibited: 1 element
Structures
This structure refers to these other structures:
Slices
This structure defines the following Slices: