HL7 v2.4 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build
HL7 v2.4 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.v24/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Active as of 2026-01-27 |
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="alternateCharacterSets"/>
<text>
<status value="generated"/>
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <a href="CodeSystem-alternateCharacterSets.html"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets</code></a></li></ul></div>
</text>
<extension
url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated">
<valueString value="2.4"/>
</extension>
<extension
url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-versionHistory">
<valueString value="generate correct history somehow"/>
</extension>
<extension
url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-tableNo">
<valueString value="0211"/>
</extension>
<url
value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/alternateCharacterSets"/>
<identifier>
<system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
<value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.116"/>
</identifier>
<version value="1.1.0"/>
<name value="AlternateCharacterSets"/>
<title value="Alternate Character Sets (2.4 - 1.1.0)"/>
<status value="active"/>
<experimental value="true"/>
<date value="2026-01-27T19:23:17+00:00"/>
<publisher value="HL7/FO"/>
<contact>
<name value="HL7/FO"/>
<telecom>
<system value="url"/>
<value value="http://www.hl7.org"/>
</telecom>
</contact>
<description
value="HL7-defined code system of concepts used to specify the character set(s) in use. Includes both single-byte and double-byte characters sets, and used in Version 2.x messaging in the MSH segment."/>
<copyright value="HL7 Inc., 2026"/>
<caseSensitive value="true"/>
<compositional value="false"/>
<content value="complete"/>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<uri
value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced"/>
<description value="version when was this code introduced"/>
<type value="string"/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="versionDeprecated"/>
<uri
value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated"/>
<description value="version when was this code deprecated"/>
<type value="string"/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="status"/>
<uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status"/>
<description
value="A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired"/>
<type value="code"/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="comment"/>
<uri
value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment"/>
<description
value="A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept"/>
<type value="string"/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="usage"/>
<uri
value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage"/>
<description value="usage notes for this code"/>
<type value="string"/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="modified"/>
<uri
value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified"/>
<description value="date of last modification"/>
<type value="dateTime"/>
</property>
<concept>
<code value="8859/1"/>
<display
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/1 Character set"/>
<definition
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/1 Character set"/>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="8859/2"/>
<display
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/2 Character set"/>
<definition
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/2 Character set"/>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="8859/3"/>
<display
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/3 Character set"/>
<definition
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/3 Character set"/>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="8859/4"/>
<display
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/4 Character set"/>
<definition
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/4 Character set"/>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="8859/5"/>
<display
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/5 Character set"/>
<definition
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/5 Character set"/>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="8859/6"/>
<display
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/6 Character set"/>
<definition
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/6 Character set"/>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="8859/7"/>
<display
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/7 Character set"/>
<definition
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/7 Character set"/>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="8859/8"/>
<display
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/8 Character set"/>
<definition
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/8 Character set"/>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="8859/9"/>
<display
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/9 Character set"/>
<definition
value="The printable characters from the ISO 8859/9 Character set"/>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="ASCII"/>
<display value="The printable 7-bit ASCII character set"/>
<definition value="The printable 7-bit ASCII character set"/>
<property>
<code value="comment"/>
<valueString value="This is the default if this field is omitted"/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="ISO IR14"/>
<display
value="Code for Information Exchange (one byte)(JIS X 0201-1976)."/>
<definition
value="Code for Information Exchange (one byte)(JIS X 0201-1976). Note that the code contains a space, i.e. "ISO IR14"."/>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3.1"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="ISO IR159"/>
<display
value="Code of the supplementary Japanese Graphic Character set for information interchange (JIS X 0212-1990)."/>
<definition
value="Code of the supplementary Japanese Graphic Character set for information interchange (JIS X 0212-1990)."/>
<property>
<code value="comment"/>
<valueString
value="Note that the code contains a space, i.e. "ISO IR159"."/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3.1"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="ISO IR87"/>
<display
value="Code for the Japanese Graphic Character set for information interchange (JIS X 0208-1990), Note that the code contains a space, i.e. "ISO IR87"."/>
<definition
value="Code for the Japanese Graphic Character set for information interchange (JIS X 0208-1990), Note that the code contains a space, i.e. "ISO IR87"."/>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3.1"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="JAS2020"/>
<display value="A subset of ISO2020 used for most Kanjii transmissions"/>
<definition
value="A subset of ISO2020 used for most Kanjii transmissions"/>
<property>
<code value="modified"/>
<valueDateTime value="2025-07-30"/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="JIS X 0202"/>
<display value="ISO 2022 with escape sequences for Kanjii"/>
<definition value="ISO 2022 with escape sequences for Kanjii"/>
<property>
<code value="modified"/>
<valueDateTime value="2025-07-30"/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="UNICODE"/>
<display
value="The world wide character standard from ISO/IEC 10646-1-1993"/>
<definition
value="The world wide character standard from ISO/IEC 10646-1-1993"/>
<property>
<code value="versionIntroduced"/>
<valueString value="2.3"/>
</property>
</concept>
</CodeSystem>