HL7 v2.7 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

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## CodeSystem: Ambulatory Status (2.7 - 1.0.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/ambulatoryStatus | Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-01-27 | Computable Name: AmbulatoryStatus
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.11
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Code system of concepts specifying permanent or transient handicapped conditions of a person. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the PV1 segment.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

- Hl7VSambulatoryStatus

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/ambulatoryStatus` defines the following codes:

Code | Display | Definition | versionIntroduced | Deutsch (German, de)
A0 | No functional limitations | No functional limitations | 2.1 | Keine funktionalen Einschränkungen
A1 | Ambulates with assistive device | Ambulates with assistive device | 2.1 | Patient benötigt Hilfsmittel
A2 | Wheelchair/stretcher bound | Wheelchair/stretcher bound | 2.1 | Rollstuhl / Trage notwendig
A3 | Comatose; non-responsive | Comatose; non-responsive | 2.1 | Komatös; nicht ansprechbar
A4 | Disoriented | Disoriented | 2.1 | Desorientiert
A5 | Vision impaired | Vision impaired | 2.1 | Sehstörung
A6 | Hearing impaired | Hearing impaired | 2.1 | Schwerhörigkeit
A7 | Speech impaired | Speech impaired | 2.1 | Sprachstörung
A8 | Non-English speaking | Non-English speaking | 2.1 | der Landessprache nicht mächtig
A9 | Functional level unknown | Functional level unknown | 2.1 | Unbekannter Zustand
B1 | Oxygen therapy | Oxygen therapy | 2.1 | Sauerstofftherapie
B2 | Special equipment (tubes, IVs, catheters) | Special equipment (tubes, IVs, catheters) | 2.1 | Besondere Hilsfmittel
B3 | Amputee | Amputee | 2.1 | Amputation
B4 | Mastectomy | Mastectomy | 2.1 | Brustamputation
B5 | Paraplegic | Paraplegic | 2.1 | (Querschnitt-) Lähmung
B6 | Pregnant | Pregnant | 2.1 | Schwanger