FHIR to OMOP FHIR IG
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FHIR to OMOP FHIR IG, published by HL7 International / Biomedical Research and Regulation. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-omop-ig/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

ConceptMap: Encounter Class codes to OMOP (Experimental)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/omop/ConceptMap/EncounterClass Version: 1.0.0
Standards status: Informative Active as of 2026-04-02 Computable Name: EncounterClassOMOPMapping

An example mapping of FHIR Encounter class codes to OMOP concept ids

Language: en

Mapping from (not specified) to (not specified)


Group 1 Mapping from ActCode to https://fhir-terminology.ohdsi.org (OHDSI Standardized Vocabularies)

Source CodeRelationshipTarget CodeComment
IMP (inpatient encounter)is equivalent to9201 (Inpatient Visit)
AMB (ambulatory)is equivalent to9202 (Outpatient Visit)
OBSENC (observation encounter)is broader than262 (Emergency Room and Inpatient Visit)The source code does not necessarily mean that the patient has moved to an inpatient visit
EMER (emergency)is equivalent to9203 (Emergency Room Visit)
VR (virtual)is equivalent to722455 (Telehealth)
HH (home health)is equivalent to581476 (Home Visit)