HL7 v2.8.1 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

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CodeSystem: Appointment Type Codes (2.8.1 - 1.0.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/appointmentType Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-01-27 Computable Name: AppointmentType
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.170

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Code system of concepts used in an appointment request to describe the kind of appointment. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the ARQ 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-insensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/appointmentType defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionversionIntroduced
Complete A request to add a completed appointment, used to maintain records of completed appointments that did not appear in the schedule (e.g., STAT, walk-in, etc.) A request to add a completed appointment, used to maintain records of completed appointments that did not appear in the schedule (e.g., STAT, walk-in, etc.) 2.3
Normal Routine schedule request type - default if not valued Routine schedule request type - default if not valued 2.3
Tentative A request for a tentative (e.g., "penciled in") appointment A request for a tentative (e.g., "penciled in") appointment 2.3