Identifier Type (2.8 - 1.5.0) - HL7 v2.8 Vocabulary v0.2.0

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ValueSet: Identifier Type (2.8 - 1.5.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/ValueSet/hl7VSidentifierType				Version: 1.5.0
Active as of 2026-03-13				Computable Name: Hl7VSidentifierType
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.21.120, urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/ValueSet/v2-0203
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Concepts specifying types of identififiers, as used in person and organization identification datatypes in HL7 Version 2 standards.

References

This value set is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

Logical Definition (CLD)

Include all codes defined in http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType version 📍1.5.0

Expansion

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Identifier Type (2.8 - 1.5.0) v1.5.0 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 108 concepts

System	Code	Display (en)	Definition	JSON	XML
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	ACSN	Accession ID	Accession ID
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	AM	American Express	American Express
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	AMA	American Medical Association Number	American Medical Association Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	AN	Account number	Account number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	ANC	Account number Creditor	Account number Creditor
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	AND	Account number debitor	Account number debitor
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	ANON	Anonymous identifier	Anonymous identifier
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	ANT	Temporary Account Number	Temporary Account Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	APRN	Advanced Practice Registered Nurse number	Advanced Practice Registered Nurse number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	ASID	Ancestor Specimen ID	Ancestor Specimen ID
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	BA	Bank Account Number	Bank Account Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	BC	Bank Card Number	Bank Card Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	BCT	Birth Certificate	Birth Certificate
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	BR	Birth registry number	Birth registry number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	BRN	Breed Registry Number	Breed Registry Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	BSNR	Primary physician office number	Primary physician office number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	CC	Cost Center number	Cost Center number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	CONM	Change of Name Document	Change of Name Document
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	CY	County number	County number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	CZ	Citizenship Card	Citizenship Card
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	DDS	Dentist license number	Dentist license number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	DEA	Drug Enforcement Administration registration number	Drug Enforcement Administration registration number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	DFN	Drug Furnishing or prescriptive authority Number	Drug Furnishing or prescriptive authority Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	DI	Diner's Club card	Diner's Club card
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	DL	Driver's license number	Driver's license number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	DN	Doctor number	Doctor number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	DO	Osteopathic License number	Osteopathic License number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	DP	Diplomatic Passport	Diplomatic Passport
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	DPM	Podiatrist license number	Podiatrist license number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	DR	Donor Registration Number	Donor Registration Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	DS	Discover Card	Discover Card
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	EI	Employee number	Employee number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	EN	Employer number	Employer number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	ESN	Staff Enterprise Number	Staff Enterprise Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	FI	Facility ID	Facility ID
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	GI	Guarantor internal identifier	Guarantor internal identifier
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	GL	General ledger number	General ledger number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	GN	Guarantor external identifier	Guarantor external identifier
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	HC	Health Card Number	Health Card Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	IND	Indigenous/Aboriginal	Indigenous/Aboriginal
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	JHN	Jurisdictional health number (Canada)	Jurisdictional health number (Canada)
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	LACSN	Laboratory Accession ID	Laboratory Accession ID
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	LANR	Lifelong physician number	Lifelong physician number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	LI	Labor and industries number	Labor and industries number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	LN	License number	License number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	LR	Local Registry ID	Local Registry ID
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	MA	Patient Medicaid number	Patient Medicaid number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	MB	Member Number	Member Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	MC	Patient's Medicare number	Patient's Medicare number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	MCD	Practitioner Medicaid number	Practitioner Medicaid number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	MCN	Microchip Number	Microchip Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	MCR	Practitioner Medicare number	Practitioner Medicare number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	MCT	Marriage Certificate	Marriage Certificate
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	MD	Medical License number	Medical License number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	MI	Military ID number	Military ID number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	MR	Medical record number	Medical record number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	MRT	Temporary Medical Record Number	Temporary Medical Record Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	MS	MasterCard	MasterCard
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	NBSNR	Secondary physician office number	Secondary physician office number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	NCT	Naturalization Certificate	Naturalization Certificate
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	NE	National employer identifier	National employer identifier
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	NH	National Health Plan Identifier	National Health Plan Identifier
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	NI	National unique individual identifier	National unique individual identifier
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	NII	National Insurance Organization Identifier	National Insurance Organization Identifier
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	NIIP	National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor)	National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor)
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	NNxxx	National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code	National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	NP	Nurse practitioner number	Nurse practitioner number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	NPI	National provider identifier	National provider identifier
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	OD	Optometrist license number	Optometrist license number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	PA	Physician Assistant number	Physician Assistant number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	PC	Parole Card	Parole Card
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	PCN	Penitentiary/correctional institution Number	Penitentiary/correctional institution Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	PE	Living Subject Enterprise Number	Living Subject Enterprise Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	PEN	Pension Number	Pension Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	PI	Patient internal identifier	Patient internal identifier
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	PN	Person number	Person number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	PNT	Temporary Living Subject Number	Temporary Living Subject Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	PPIN	Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number	Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	PPN	Passport number	Passport number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	PRC	Permanent Resident Card Number	Permanent Resident Card Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	PRN	Provider number	Provider number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	PT	Patient external identifier	Patient external identifier
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	QA	QA number	QA number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	RI	Resource identifier	Resource identifier
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	RN	Registered Nurse Number	Registered Nurse Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	RPH	Pharmacist license number	Pharmacist license number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	RR	Railroad Retirement number	Railroad Retirement number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	RRI	Regional registry ID	Regional registry ID
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	RRP	Railroad Retirement Provider	Railroad Retirement Provider
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	SID	Specimen ID	Specimen ID
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	SL	State license	State license
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	SN	Subscriber Number	Subscriber Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	SP	Study Permit	Study Permit
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	SR	State registry ID	State registry ID
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	SS	Social Security number	Social Security number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	TAX	Tax ID number	Tax ID number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	TN	Treaty Number/ (Canada)	Treaty Number/ (Canada)
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	TPR	Temporary Permanent Resident (Canada)	Temporary Permanent Resident (Canada)
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	U	Unspecified identifier	Unspecified identifier
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	UPIN	Medicare/CMS (formerly HCFA)'s Universal Physician Identification numbers	Medicare/CMS (formerly HCFA)'s Universal Physician Identification numbers
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	USID	Unique Specimen ID	Unique Specimen ID
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	VN	Visit number	Visit number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	VP	Visitor Permit	Visitor Permit
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	VS	VISA	VISA
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	WC	WIC identifier	WIC identifier
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	WCN	Workers' Comp Number	Workers' Comp Number
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	WP	Work Permit	Work Permit
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierType`	XX	Organization identifier	Organization identifier

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies

System

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance)

Display

The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code