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: IHE FormatCode Code System

Active as of 2026-08-16

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  <id value="IHE-FormatCode"/>
  <language value="en"/>
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    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: NamingSystem IHE-FormatCode</b></p><a name="IHE-FormatCode"> </a><a name="hcIHE-FormatCode"> </a><h3>Summary</h3><table class="grid"><tr><td>Defining URL</td><td>http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/IHE-FormatCode</td></tr><tr><td>Version</td><td>20260816</td></tr><tr><td>Name</td><td>IHEFormatCodeCodeSystem</td></tr><tr><td>Title</td><td>IHE FormatCode Code System</td></tr><tr><td>Status</td><td>active</td></tr><tr><td>Definition</td><td><div><p>The <a href="http://www.ihe.net">IHE</a> FormatCode code system with canonical URI of http://ihe.net/fhir/ihe.formatcode.fhir/CodeSystem/formatcode is defined to be the set of FormatCodes defined by IHE, for use with <a href="https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/HIE-Whitepaper/index.html">Document Sharing</a>. This code set additionally includes, as deprecated, format codes defined by HL7 International (see <a href="https://confluence.hl7.org/spaces/SD/pages/31689094/Format+Codes+for+IHE+XDS">Format Codes for IHE XDS</a>). The HL7 codes are now managed by HL7 International. The set of IHE FormatCode codes was listed in HITSP C80 Table 2-153 Format Code Value Set Definition, but since has been updated. The use of the FormatCode specifies the technical format of the document. The FormatCode tends to reference the IHE Content Profile (Implementation Guide) that defines the use-case and constraints. The FormatCode is a further specialization more detailed than the mime-type. The FormatCode provides sufficient metadata information to allow any potential document content consumer to know if it can process and/or display by identifying a document encoding, structure and template. The set of codes is intended to be preferred.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>Publisher</td><td>Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) International</td></tr><tr><td>Copyright</td><td><div><p>Some content from IHE® Copyright © 2015 <a href="http://www.ihe.net/Governance/#Intellectual_Property">IHE International, Inc</a>.</p>
</div></td></tr></table><h3>Identifiers</h3><table class="grid"><tr><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Value</b></td><td><b>Preferred</b></td><td><b>Period</b></td><td><b>Comment</b></td></tr><tr><td>URI</td><td>http://ihe.net/fhir/ihe.formatcode.fhir/CodeSystem/formatcode</td><td>true</td><td>2022-08-02 --&gt; (ongoing)</td><td>This is the URL as specified by the terminology owner, and is considered authoritative.</td></tr><tr><td>OID</td><td>1.3.6.1.4.1.19376.1.2.3</td><td>true</td><td>2022-08-02 --&gt; (ongoing)</td><td>This is the OID as specified by the terminology owner, and is considered authoritative.</td></tr></table></div>
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  <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/IHE-FormatCode"/>
  <version value="20260816"/>
  <name value="IHEFormatCodeCodeSystem"/>
  <title value="IHE FormatCode Code System"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <kind value="codesystem"/>
  <date value="2026-08-16T00:00:00-00:00"/>
  <publisher
             value="Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) International"/>
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    <name value="Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) International"/>
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      <value value="secretary@ihe.net"/>
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               value="Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) International"/>
  <description
               value="The [IHE](http://www.ihe.net) FormatCode code system with canonical URI of http://ihe.net/fhir/ihe.formatcode.fhir/CodeSystem/formatcode is defined to be the set of FormatCodes defined by IHE, for use with [Document Sharing](https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/HIE-Whitepaper/index.html). This code set additionally includes, as deprecated, format codes defined by HL7 International (see [Format Codes for IHE XDS](https://confluence.hl7.org/spaces/SD/pages/31689094/Format+Codes+for+IHE+XDS)). The HL7 codes are now managed by HL7 International. The set of IHE FormatCode codes was listed in HITSP C80 Table 2-153 Format Code Value Set Definition, but since has been updated. The use of the FormatCode specifies the technical format of the document. The FormatCode tends to reference the IHE Content Profile (Implementation Guide) that defines the use-case and constraints. The FormatCode is a further specialization more detailed than the mime-type. The FormatCode provides sufficient metadata information to allow any potential document content consumer to know if it can process and/or display by identifying a document encoding, structure and template. The set of codes is intended to be preferred."/>
  <copyright
             value="Some content from IHE® Copyright © 2015 [IHE International, Inc](http://www.ihe.net/Governance/#Intellectual_Property)."/>
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    <value
           value="http://ihe.net/fhir/ihe.formatcode.fhir/CodeSystem/formatcode"/>
    <preferred value="true"/>
    <comment
             value="This is the URL as specified by the terminology owner, and is considered authoritative."/>
    <period>
      <start value="2022-08-02"/>
    </period>
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             value="This is the OID as specified by the terminology owner, and is considered authoritative."/>
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