HL7 v2.1 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.1 Vocabulary, published by HL7/FO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/frankoemig/hl7.v2.terminology.v21/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## CodeSystem: Sex (2.1 - 1.0.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/sex | Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-01-27 | Computable Name: Sex
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.1
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HL7-defined code system of concepts specifying a person's sex.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

- Hl7VSsex

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

Name | Code | URI | Type | Description
versionIntroduced | versionIntroduced | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced | string | version when was this code introduced
versionDeprecated | versionDeprecated | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated | string | version when was this code deprecated
status | status | http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status | code | A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired
comment | comment | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment | string | A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept
usage | usage | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage | string | usage notes for this code
modified | modified | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified | dateTime | date of last modification

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system `http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/sex` defines the following codes:

Code | Display | Definition | versionIntroduced | Deutsch (German, de)
F | Female | Female | 2.1 | weiblich
M | Male | Male | 2.1 | männlich
O | Other | Other | 2.1 | sonstige
U | Unknown | Unknown | 2.1 | unbekannt