HL7 v2.8.1 Vocabulary
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## CodeSystem: Religion (2.8.1 - 2.1.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2 | Version: 2.1.0
Active as of 2026-03-13 | Computable Name: Religion2
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.8, urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/v2-0006
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Code system of concepts specifying a person's religion. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the PID segment.

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

- Hl7VSreligion2

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

Name | Code | URI | Type | Description | Value Set
version introduced | versionIntroduced | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced | string | version when was this code introduced |
version deprecated | 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, to suppress IG-publisher warning, to be replaced with standard later | 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 |
parent | parent | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#parent | code | parent | Religion (2.8.1 - 2.1.0)

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system `http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/religion2` defines the following codes:

Code | Display | Definition | version introduced | Deutsch (German, de)
ABC | Christian: American Baptist Church | Christian: American Baptist Church | 2.4 |
AGN | Agnostic | Agnostic | 2.4 |
AME | Christian: African Methodist Episcopal Zion | Christian: African Methodist Episcopal Zion | 2.4 |
AMT | Christian: African Methodist Episcopal | Christian: African Methodist Episcopal | 2.4 |
ANG | Christian: Anglican | Christian: Anglican | 2.4 |
AOG | Christian: Assembly of God | Christian: Assembly of God | 2.4 |
ATH | Atheist | Atheist | 2.4 | Atheist
BAH | Baha'i | Baha'i | 2.4 |
BAP | Christian: Baptist | Christian: Baptist | 2.4 |
BMA | Buddhist: Mahayana | Buddhist: Mahayana | 2.4 |
BOT | Buddhist: Other | Buddhist: Other | 2.4 |
BRE | Brethren | Brethren | 2.6 |
BTA | Buddhist: Tantrayana | Buddhist: Tantrayana | 2.4 |
BTH | Buddhist: Theravada | Buddhist: Theravada | 2.4 |
BUD | Buddhist | Buddhist | 2.4 | Buddhist
CAT | Christian: Roman Catholic | Christian: Roman Catholic | 2.4 | römisch-katholisch
CFR | Chinese Folk Religionist | Chinese Folk Religionist | 2.4 |
CHR | Christian | Christian | 2.4 |
CHS | Christian: Christian Science | Christian: Christian Science | 2.4 |
CMA | Christian: Christian Missionary Alliance | Christian: Christian Missionary Alliance | 2.4 |
CNF | Confucian | Confucian | 2.4 |
COC | Christian: Church of Christ | Christian: Church of Christ | 2.4 |
COG | Christian: Church of God | Christian: Church of God | 2.4 |
COI | Christian: Church of God in Christ | Christian: Church of God in Christ | 2.4 |
COL | Christian: Congregational | Christian: Congregational | 2.4 |
COM | Christian: Community | Christian: Community | 2.4 |
COP | Christian: Other Pentecostal | Christian: Other Pentecostal | 2.4 |
COT | Christian: Other | Christian: Other | 2.4 |
CRR | Christian: Christian Reformed | Christian: Christian Reformed | 2.4 |
DOC | Disciples of Christ | Disciples of Christ | 2.6 |
EOT | Christian: Eastern Orthodox | Christian: Eastern Orthodox | 2.4 |
EPI | Christian: Episcopalian | Christian: Episcopalian | 2.4 |
ERL | Ethnic Religionist | Ethnic Religionist | 2.4 |
EVC | Christian: Evangelical Church | Christian: Evangelical Church | 2.4 | evangelisch
FRQ | Christian: Friends | Christian: Friends | 2.4 |
FUL | Christian: Full Gospel | Christian: Full Gospel | 2.6 |
FWB | Christian: Free Will Baptist | Christian: Free Will Baptist | 2.4 |
GRE | Christian: Greek Orthodox | Christian: Greek Orthodox | 2.4 |
HIN | Hindu | Hindu | 2.4 | Hindu
HOT | Hindu: Other | Hindu: Other | 2.4 |
HSH | Hindu: Shaivites | Hindu: Shaivites | 2.4 |
HVA | Hindu: Vaishnavites | Hindu: Vaishnavites | 2.4 |
JAI | Jain | Jain | 2.4 |
JCO | Jewish: Conservative | Jewish: Conservative | 2.4 |
JEW | Jewish | Jewish | 2.4 | jüdisch
JOR | Jewish: Orthodox | Jewish: Orthodox | 2.4 |
JOT | Jewish: Other | Jewish: Other | 2.4 |
JRC | Jewish: Reconstructionist | Jewish: Reconstructionist | 2.4 |
JRF | Jewish: Reform | Jewish: Reform | 2.4 |
JRN | Jewish: Renewal | Jewish: Renewal | 2.4 |
JWN | Christian: Jehovah's Witness | Christian: Jehovah's Witness | 2.4 |
LMS | Christian: Lutheran Missouri Synod | Christian: Lutheran Missouri Synod | 2.4 |
LUT | Christian: Lutheran | Christian: Lutheran | 2.4 |
MEN | Christian: Mennonite | Christian: Mennonite | 2.4 |
MET | Christian: Methodist | Christian: Methodist | 2.4 |
MOM | Christian: Latter-day Saints | Christian: Latter-day Saints | 2.4 |
MOS | Muslim | Muslim | 2.4 | Muslim
MOT | Muslim: Other | Muslim: Other | 2.4 |
MSH | Muslim: Shiite | Muslim: Shiite | 2.4 |
MSU | Muslim: Sunni | Muslim: Sunni | 2.4 |
NAM | Native American | Native American | 2.4 |
NAZ | Christian: Church of the Nazarene | Christian: Church of the Nazarene | 2.4 |
NOE | Nonreligious | Nonreligious | 2.4 | nicht-religiös
NRL | New Religionist | New Religionist | 2.4 |
ORT | Christian: Orthodox | Christian: Orthodox | 2.4 |
OTH | Other | Other | 2.4 | andere
PEN | Christian: Pentecostal | Christian: Pentecostal | 2.4 |
PRC | Christian: Other Protestant | Christian: Other Protestant | 2.4 |
PRE | Christian: Presbyterian | Christian: Presbyterian | 2.4 |
PRO | Christian: Protestant | Christian: Protestant | 2.4 | Protestant
REC | Christian: Reformed Church | Christian: Reformed Church | 2.4 |
REO | Christian: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ-LDS | Christian: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ-LDS | 2.4 |
SAA | Christian: Salvation Army | Christian: Salvation Army | 2.4 |
SEV | Christian: Seventh Day Adventist | Christian: Seventh Day Adventist | 2.4 |
SHN | Shintoist | Shintoist | 2.4 |
SIK | Sikh | Sikh | 2.4 | Sikh
SOU | Christian: Southern Baptist | Christian: Southern Baptist | 2.4 |
SPI | Spiritist | Spiritist | 2.4 |
UCC | Christian: United Church of Christ | Christian: United Church of Christ | 2.4 |
UMD | Christian: United Methodist | Christian: United Methodist | 2.4 |
UNI | Christian: Unitarian | Christian: Unitarian | 2.4 |
UNU | Christian: Unitarian Universalist | Christian: Unitarian Universalist | 2.4 |
VAR | Unknown | Unknown | 2.4 | unbekannt
WES | Christian: Wesleyan | Christian: Wesleyan | 2.4 |
WMC | Christian: Wesleyan Methodist | Christian: Wesleyan Methodist | 2.4 |