HL7 v2.8 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.8 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.v28/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## : Interpretation Codes (2.8 - 2.1.0) - XML Representation

Active as of 2026-01-27

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    <ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
      <id value="hl7VSinterpretationCode"/>
      <text>
        <status value="generated"/>
        <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: ValueSet hl7VSinterpretationCode</b></p><a name="hl7VSinterpretationCode"> </a><a name="hchl7VSinterpretationCode"> </a><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationInterpretation</code><span title="Version is explicitly stated to be 1"> version &#x1F4CD;</span></li></ul></div>
      </text>
      <url
           value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/ValueSet/hl7VSinterpretationCode"/>
      <identifier>
        <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
        <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.78"/>
      </identifier>
      <version value="2.1.0"/>
      <name value="Hl7VSinterpretationCode"/>
      <title value="Interpretation Codes (2.8 - 2.1.0)"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <experimental value="true"/>
      <date value="2026-01-27T19:37:03+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="A categorical assessment, providing a rough qualitative interpretation of the observation value, such as “normal”/ “abnormal”,”low” / “high”, “better” / “worse”, “susceptible” / “resistant”, “expected”/ “not expected”. The value set is intended to be for ANY use where coded representation of an interpretation is needed.   Notes: This is being communicated in v2.x in OBX-8, in v3 in ObservationInterpretation (CWE) in R1 (Representative Realm) and in FHIR Observation.interpretation. Historically these values come from the laboratory domain, and these codes are extensively used. The value set binding is extensible, so codes outside the value set that are needed for interpretation concepts  (i.e. particular meanings) that are not included in the value set can be used, and these new codes may also be added to the value set and published in a future version."/>
      <copyright value="HL7 Inc., 2026"/>
      <compose>
        <include>
          <system
                  value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationInterpretation"/>
          <version value="1"/>
        </include>
      </compose>
    </ValueSet>