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: US Pathology Code System - JSON Representation

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{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "us-pathology-codesystem",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem us-pathology-codesystem</b></p><a name=\"us-pathology-codesystem\"> </a><a name=\"hcus-pathology-codesystem\"> </a><p>This case-insensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/us/cancer-reporting/CodeSystem/us-pathology-codesystem</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">SECTION<a name=\"us-pathology-codesystem-SECTION\"> </a></td><td>Section</td><td>Major divisions within the protocol (e.g., 'SPECIMEN,' 'TUMOR') that organize related content. Sections do not have values but contain references to Questions through hasMember relationships.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">QUESTION<a name=\"us-pathology-codesystem-QUESTION\"> </a></td><td>Question</td><td>Individual data elements which store captured responses. Questions reference their parent Section through derivedFrom relationships and contain value elements.</td></tr></table></div>"
  },
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      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode" : "oo"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger" : 2,
      "_valueInteger" : {
        "extension" : [
          {
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
            "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/cancer-reporting/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.us.cancer-reporting"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
      "valueCode" : "trial-use",
      "_valueCode" : {
        "extension" : [
          {
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
            "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/cancer-reporting/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.us.cancer-reporting"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/cancer-reporting/CodeSystem/us-pathology-codesystem",
  "version" : "2.0.0",
  "name" : "USPathologyCodeSystem",
  "title" : "US Pathology Code System",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2025-10-02T18:42:32+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 International / Orders and Observations",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "HL7 International / Orders and Observations",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders"
        },
        {
          "system" : "email",
          "value" : "ord@lists.HL7.org"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name" : "College of American Pathologists",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "https://www.cap.org/"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "US Pathology Code System",
  "jurisdiction" : [
    {
      "coding" : [
        {
          "system" : "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
          "code" : "US"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "caseSensitive" : false,
  "content" : "complete",
  "count" : 2,
  "concept" : [
    {
      "code" : "SECTION",
      "display" : "Section",
      "definition" : "Major divisions within the protocol (e.g., 'SPECIMEN,' 'TUMOR') that organize related content. Sections do not have values but contain references to Questions through hasMember relationships."
    },
    {
      "code" : "QUESTION",
      "display" : "Question",
      "definition" : "Individual data elements which store captured responses. Questions reference their parent Section through derivedFrom relationships and contain value elements."
    }
  ]
}