HL7 v2.5.1 Vocabulary
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CodeSystem: Priority (2.5.1 - 1.2.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/priority Version: 1.2.0
Active as of 2026-01-27 Computable Name: Priority
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.15

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HL7-defined code system of concepts specifying the allowed priorities for obtaining the specimen. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the OM4 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

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/priority defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionversionIntroducedcommentmodifiedDeutsch (German, de)
A As soon as possible As soon as possible (a priority lower than stat) 2.1 a priority lower than stat 2025-07-30 schnellstmöglich
P Preoperative Preoperative (to be done prior to surgery) 2.2 to be done prior to surgery 2025-07-30 präoperativ
R Routine Routine 2.2 Routine
S Stat Stat (do immediately) 2.1 do immediately 2025-07-30 sofort
T Timing critical Timing critical (do as near as possible to requested time) 2.1 do as near as possible to requested time 2025-07-30 zum vereinbarten Zeitpunkt