HL7 v2.5 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build
HL7 v2.5 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.v25/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/referralPriority | Version: 1.0.0 | |||
| Active as of 2026-01-27 | Computable Name: ReferralPriority | |||
| Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.173 | ||||
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Code system of concepts used to designate the urgency of a referral. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the RF1 segment.
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
| 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/referralPriority defines the following codes:
| Code | Display | Definition | versionIntroduced |
| A | ASAP | ASAP | 2.3 |
| R | Routine | Routine | 2.3 |
| S | STAT | STAT | 2.3 |