International Patient Summary Implementation Guide
2.0.0 -

International Patient Summary Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Patient Care. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-ips/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## ValueSet: Results Presence/Absence - IPS

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ips/ValueSet/results-presence-absence-uv-ips | Version: 2.0.0
Standards status: Trial-use Active as of 2025-10-29 | Maturity Level: 3 | Computable Name: ResultsPresenceAbsenceUvIps
Copyright/Legal: This value set includes content from SNOMED CT, which is copyright © 2002+ International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO), and distributed by agreement between IHTSDO and HL7. Implementer use of SNOMED CT is not covered by this agreement

IPS Results Presence/Absence value set. This value set includes codes from SNOMED CT®: all descendants of 260411009 |Presence findings (qualifier value)|; all descendants of 272519000 |Absence findings (qualifier value)|

SNOMED CT® ECL definition:
< 260411009 |Presence findings (qualifier value)| OR < 272519000 |Absence findings (qualifier value)|

References

- Included into ResultsCodedValuesLaboratoryPathologyUvIps

### Logical Definition (CLD)

Profile: Shareable ValueSet

This value set includes codes based on the following rules:

- Include codes from`http://snomed.info/sct` version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server) where concept descends from 260411009 (Presence findings)
- Include codes from`http://snomed.info/sct` version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server) where concept descends from 272519000 (Absence findings)

### Expansion

Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on SNOMED CT International edition 01-Feb 2025

This value set expansion contains 65 concepts.

System | Code | Display (en) | JSON | XML
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 10828004 | Positive |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 43261007 | Abnormal presence of |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 46651001 | Isolated |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 52101004 | Present |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 83185005 | Sensitive |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260347006 | + |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260348001 | ++ |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260349009 | +++ |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260350009 | ++++ |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260351008 | Just noticeable |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260373001 | Detected |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260405006 | Trace |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260408008 | Weakly positive |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260410005 | Vital |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260412002 | Anaerobes detected |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260417008 | Strains different |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260418003 | Strains similar |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260976002 | Presence of infection |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 263650004 | Presence of calculi |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 263651000 | Presence of delta phalanx |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 264840007 | Hyperplasia present |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 264866005 | Neoplasm present |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 264872005 | Nodules present |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 373066001 | Yes (qualifier value) |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 441517005 | Present ++ out of +++ |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 441521003 | Present three plus out of three plus |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 441614007 | Present + out of +++ |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 720735008 | Presumed positive |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 735269004 | Repeatedly reactive (qualifier value) |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 897500001 | Indeterminate in pooled specimen |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 1290623009 | Strong positive (qualifier value) |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 1303844008 | Moderately positive (qualifier value) |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 1303845009 | Very highly positive (qualifier value) |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 1303846005 | Highly positive |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 1339053008 | Reduced sensitivity |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 1339054002 | Highly reduced sensitivity (qualifier value) |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 1345200000 | Present one plus out of two plus |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 1345201001 | Present two plus out of two plus (qualifier value) |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 462371000124108 | Detected in pooled specimen |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 2667000 | Absent |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 17511009 | Normal absence |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 41277001 | Lacking |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 47492008 | Not seen |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260353006 | Nothing at all |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260385009 | Negative |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260386005 | Nil |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260387001 | No anaerobes detected |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260389003 | No reaction |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260390007 | Non-vital |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260391006 | Noninflammatory |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260392004 | Non-patent |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260393009 | Non-pigmented |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260413007 | None |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260414001 | Nothing |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260415000 | Not detected |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 260416004 | Not itching |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 264868006 | No growth |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 264869003 | No neoplasm |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 264871003 | Nodules absent |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 264887000 | Not isolated |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 264915001 | Receptor absent |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 264929000 | Superadded infection absent |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 276727009 | Null |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 373067005 | No (qualifier value) |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 895231008 | Not detected in pooled specimen (qualifier value) |  |

Description of the above table(s).