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

## : Observation Result Status Codes Interpretation (2.5 - 1.2.0) - XML Representation

Active as of 2026-01-27

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    <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
      <id value="observationResultStatusCodesInterpretation"/>
      <text>
        <status value="generated"/>
        <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <a href="CodeSystem-observationResultStatusCodesInterpretation.html"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationResultStatusCodesInterpretation</code></a></li></ul></div>
      </text>
      <extension
                 url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated">
        <valueString value="2.5"/>
      </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="0085"/>
      </extension>
      <url
           value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationResultStatusCodesInterpretation"/>
      <identifier>
        <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
        <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.34"/>
      </identifier>
      <version value="1.2.0"/>
      <name value="ObservationResultStatusCodesInterpretation"/>
      <title
             value="Observation Result Status Codes Interpretation (2.5 - 1.2.0)"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <experimental value="true"/>
      <date value="2026-01-27T19:23:43+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 which specify observation result status. These codes reflect the current completion status of the results for one Observation Identifier.  Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the OBX 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="C"/>
        <display
                 value="Record coming over is a correction and thus replaces a final result"/>
        <definition
                    value="Record coming over is a correction and thus replaces a final result"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Korrektur bereits gemeldeter Ergebnisse"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.2"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="D"/>
        <display value="Deletes the OBX record"/>
        <definition value="Deletes the OBX record"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Gemeldete Ergebnisse löschen"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="F"/>
        <display
                 value="Final results; Can only be changed with a corrected result."/>
        <definition
                    value="Final results; Can only be changed with a corrected result."/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Endergebnis"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="I"/>
        <display value="Specimen in lab; results pending"/>
        <definition value="Specimen in lab; results pending"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Probe im Labor - Ergebnisse stehen an"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="N"/>
        <display
                 value="Not asked; used to affirmatively document that the observation identified in the OBX was not sought when the universal service ID in OBR-4 implies that it would be sought."/>
        <definition
                    value="Not asked; used to affirmatively document that the observation identified in the OBX was not sought when the universal service ID in OBR-4 implies that it would be sought."/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="ungefragte Übertragung"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="O"/>
        <display value="Order detail description only (no result)"/>
        <definition value="Order detail description only (no result)"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Anforderungsbeschreibung (ohne Ergebnisse)"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="P"/>
        <display value="Preliminary results"/>
        <definition value="Preliminary results"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Vorläufige Ergebnisse"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.2"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="R"/>
        <display value="Results entered -- not verified"/>
        <definition value="Results entered -- not verified"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Nicht validierte Ergebnisse"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="S"/>
        <display value="Partial results"/>
        <definition value="Partial results"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Teilergebnisse"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="U"/>
        <display
                 value="Results status change to final without retransmitting results already sent as 'preliminary'. E.g., radiology changes status from preliminary to final"/>
        <definition
                    value="Results status change to final without retransmitting results already sent as 'preliminary'.  E.g., radiology changes status from preliminary to final"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value
                 value="Vorläufiges Ergebnis wird Endergebnis, da keine Änderung"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.2"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="W"/>
        <display
                 value="Post original as wrong, e.g., transmitted for wrong patient"/>
        <definition
                    value="Post original as wrong, e.g., transmitted for wrong patient"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="fehlerhafte Übertragung"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="X"/>
        <display value="Results cannot be obtained for this observation"/>
        <definition value="Results cannot be obtained for this observation"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Untersuchung führt zu keinem Ergebnis"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.2"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
    </CodeSystem>