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CodeSystem: ethnicGroup

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0189				Version: 2.0.0
Active as of 2019-12-01			Responsible: Health Level Seven International	Computable Name: EthnicGroup
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.100
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Code system of concepts further defining a patient’s ancestry. In the US, a current use is to use these codes to report ethnicity in line with US federal standards for Hispanic origin. Used for HL7 Version 2 messaging in the PID segment.

Underlying Master Code System for V2 table 0189 (Ethnic Group)

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

• Hl7VSEthnicGroup