HL7 v2.8.1 Vocabulary
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## CodeSystem: Version ID (2.8.1 - 1.11.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/versionId | Version: 1.11.0
Active as of 2026-03-13 | Computable Name: VersionId
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.41, urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/v2-0104
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HL7-defined code system of concepts which are used to identify an HL7 version in the Version 2.x family of published standards. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the VID segment.

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

- Hl7VSversionControlTable

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

Name | Code | URI | Type | Description
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

Concepts

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

Code | Display | Definition | version introduced | usage
2.0 | Release 2.0 | Release 2.0 | 2.1 | September 1988
2.0D | Demo 2.0 | Demo 2.0 | 2.1 | October 1988
2.1 | Release 2.1 | Release 2.1 | 2.1 | March 1990
2.2 | Release 2.2 | Release 2.2 | 2.2 | December 1994
2.3 | Release 2.3 | Release 2.3 | 2.3 | March 1997
2.3.1 | Release 2.3.1 | Release 2.3.1 | 2.3.1 | May 1999
2.4 | Release 2.4 | Release 2.4 | 2.4 | November 2000
2.5 | Release 2.5 | Release 2.5 | 2.5 | May 2003
2.5.1 | Release 2.5.1 | Release 2.5.1 | 2.5.1 | January 2007
2.6 | Release 2.6 | Release 2.6 | 2.6 | July 2007
2.7 | Release 2.7 | Release 2.7 | 2.7 | November 2010
2.7.1 | Release 2.7.1 | Release 2.7.1 | 2.7.1 | July 2012
2.8 | Release 2.8 | Release 2.8 | 2.8 | February 2014
2.8.1 | Release 2.8.1 | Release 2.8.1 | 2.8.1 | April 2014