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CodeSystem: CDS Hooks Card Types

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/cdshooks-card-type Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2025-10-16 Maturity Level: 1 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: CDSHooksCardType
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.5.176

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Codes defining types of cards that can potentially be returned by a decision support service. The initial set of codes is biased towards those related to insurance coverage, but all types of response types are acceptable in the code system.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

  • This CodeSystem is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/cdshooks-card-type defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:

LvlCodeDisplayDefinition
1 coverage-info Coverage Information Information related to the patient's coverage, including whether a service is covered, requires prior authorization, is approved without seeking prior authorization, and/or requires additional documentation or data collection
2   unsolicited-determ Unsolicited Determination An unsolicited approval of the service as having prior authorization requirements met without a formal submission of a prior authorization request
1 claim Claim Information about what steps need to be taken to submit a claim for the service
1 insurance Insurance Allows a provider to update the patient's coverage information with additional details from the payer (e.g. expiry date, coverage extensions)
1 limits Limits Messages warning about the patient approaching or exceeding their limits for a particular type of coverage or expiry date for coverage in general
1 network Network Providing information about in-network providers that could deliver the order (or in-network alternatives for an order directed out-of-network)
1 appropriate-use Appropriate Use Guidance on whether appropriate-use documentation is needed
1 cost Cost What is the anticipated cost to the patient based on their coverage
1 therapy-alternatives-opt Optional Therapy Alternatives Are there alternative therapies that have better coverage and/or are lower-cost for the patient
1 therapy-alternatives-req Required Therapy Alternatives Are there alternative therapies that must be tried first prior to coverage being available for the proposed therapy
1 clinical-reminder Clinical Reminder Reminders that a patient is due for certain screening or other therapy (based on payer recorded date of last intervention)
1 duplicate-therapy Duplicate Therapy Notice that the proposed intervention has already recently occurred with a different provider when that information isn't already available in the provider system
1 contraindication Contraindication Notice that the proposed intervention may be contraindicated based on information the payer has in their record that the provider doesn't have in theirs
1 guideline Guideline Indication that there is a guideline available for the proposed therapy (with an option to view)
1 off-guideline Off Guideline Notice that the proposed therapy may be contrary to best-practice guidelines, typically with an option to view the relevant guideline

History

DateActionCustodianAuthorComment
2025-11-13createFMLloyd McKenzieCreate a CDSHooksCard code system; up-669