HL7 v2.3.1 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.3.1 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.v231/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: Action Code (2.3.1 - 1.0.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/actionCodes Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-01-27 Computable Name: ActionCodes
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.196

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HL7-defined code system of status codes of record operation. Used in Version 2 messaging, these are used in the RXA segment in the vaccine messages, where a method of correcting vaccination information transmitted with incorrect patient identifying information is needed. As of version 2.6, this table was replaced with table 0206, whose values are defined by code system xxxx.

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

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
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/actionCodes defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionversionIntroducedmodified
A Add/Insert Add/Insert 2.3 2015-10-16
D Delete Delete 2.3
U Update Update 2.3