# Lab input observation - reason - Order Catalog Implementation Guide v1.0.0

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* **Lab input observation - reason**

## Example ObservationDefinition: Lab input observation - reason

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Example of input observation definition for reason for ordering



## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "ObservationDefinition",
  "id" : "example-input-observation-reason-for-ordering",
  "meta" : {
    "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/order-catalog/StructureDefinition/InputObservationDefinition"]
  },
  "language" : "en-US",
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/order-catalog/ObservationDefinition/example-input-observation-reason-for-ordering",
  "status" : "active",
  "category" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
      "code" : "exam",
      "display" : "Exam"
    }]
  }],
  "code" : {
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://loinc.org",
      "code" : "67098-4",
      "display" : "Reason for test or procedure"
    }]
  },
  "permittedDataType" : ["CodeableConcept", "string"],
  "multipleResultsAllowed" : true,
  "qualifiedValue" : [{
    "validCodedValueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/order-catalog/ValueSet/example-reasons-for-order"
  }]
}

```
