HL7 v2.7 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

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CodeSystem: Observation Result Handling (2.7 - 1.0.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationResultHandling Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-01-27 Computable Name: ObservationResultHandling
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.331

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Code system of concepts regarding the handling of a result. For example, an order may specify that the result (e.g., an x-ray film) should be given to the patient for return to the requestor. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the OBR 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/observationResultHandling defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionversionIntroduced
F Film-with-patient Film-with-patient 2.5
N Notify provider when ready Notify provider when ready 2.5