# Address Usage (2.8.1 - 1.0.0) - HL7 v2.8.1 Vocabulary v0.2.0

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* [**Artifacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **Address Usage (2.8.1 - 1.0.0)**

## CodeSystem: Address Usage (2.8.1 - 1.0.0) (Experimental) 

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| :--- | :--- |
| *Official URL*:http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/addressUsage | *Version*:1.0.0 |
| Active as of 2026-03-13 | *Computable Name*:AddressUsage |
| *Other Identifiers:*OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.375, urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/v2-0617 | |
| **Copyright/Legal**: HL7 Inc., 2026 | |

 
HL7-defined code system of concepts specifying how an address is intended to be used. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the XAD segment. 

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

* [Hl7VSaddressUsage](ValueSet-hl7VSaddressUsage.md)



## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "addressUsage",
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated",
    "valueString" : "2.8.1"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-versionHistory",
    "valueString" : "generate correct history somehow"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-tableNo",
    "valueString" : "0617"
  }],
  "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/addressUsage",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.375"
  },
  {
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/v2-0617"
  }],
  "version" : "1.0.0",
  "name" : "AddressUsage",
  "title" : "Address Usage (2.8.1 - 1.0.0)",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : true,
  "date" : "2026-03-13T11:11:38+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7/FO",
  "contact" : [{
    "name" : "HL7/FO",
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://www.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "HL7-defined code system of concepts specifying how an address is intended to be used.  Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the XAD segment.",
  "copyright" : "HL7 Inc., 2026",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "compositional" : false,
  "content" : "complete",
  "property" : [{
    "code" : "versionIntroduced",
    "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced",
    "description" : "version when was this code introduced",
    "type" : "string"
  },
  {
    "code" : "versionDeprecated",
    "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated",
    "description" : "version when was this code deprecated",
    "type" : "string"
  },
  {
    "code" : "status",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status",
    "description" : "A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired",
    "type" : "code"
  },
  {
    "code" : "comment",
    "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment",
    "description" : "A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept",
    "type" : "string"
  },
  {
    "code" : "usage",
    "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage",
    "description" : "usage notes for this code",
    "type" : "string"
  },
  {
    "code" : "modified",
    "uri" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified",
    "description" : "date of last modification",
    "type" : "dateTime"
  }],
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "C",
    "display" : "Classification",
    "definition" : "Classification",
    "property" : [{
      "code" : "usage",
      "valueString" : "Identifies an address used for the purpose of demographic classification or searching.  Such addresses frequently contain insufficient information to be used as mailing or visit addresses.  For example, they may only indicate country and postal code, with"
    },
    {
      "code" : "versionIntroduced",
      "valueString" : "2.6"
    }]
  },
  {
    "code" : "M",
    "display" : "Mailing",
    "definition" : "Mailing",
    "property" : [{
      "code" : "usage",
      "valueString" : "Identifies an address for mail correspondence from a healthcare provider as stipulated by the subject.<p>For example, under the tenets of certain privacy regulations, it is exclusive to the patient and is typically maintained at the encounter or visit lev"
    },
    {
      "code" : "versionIntroduced",
      "valueString" : "2.6"
    }]
  },
  {
    "code" : "V",
    "display" : "Visit",
    "definition" : "Visit",
    "property" : [{
      "code" : "usage",
      "valueString" : "Identifies an address at which the individual is physically located and may be visited."
    },
    {
      "code" : "versionIntroduced",
      "valueString" : "2.6"
    }]
  }]
}

```
