# Diagnostic Service Section ID (2.8.2 - 1.5.0) - HL7 v2.8.2 Vocabulary v0.1.0

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* **Diagnostic Service Section ID (2.8.2 - 1.5.0)**

## CodeSystem: Diagnostic Service Section ID (2.8.2 - 1.5.0) (Experimental) 

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| *Official URL*:http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/diagnosticServiceSectionId | *Version*:1.5.0 |
| Active as of 2026-01-27 | *Computable Name*:DiagnosticServiceSectionId |
| *Other Identifiers:*OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.29 | |
| **Copyright/Legal**: HL7 Inc., 2026 | |

 
HL7-defined code system of concepts which specify a section of a diagnostic service where the observation may be performed. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the OBR and OM4 segments. 

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

* [Hl7VSdiagnosticServiceSectionId](ValueSet-hl7VSdiagnosticServiceSectionId.md)



## Resource Content

```json
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  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "diagnosticServiceSectionId",
  "extension" : [
    {
      "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated",
      "valueString" : "2.8.2"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-versionHistory",
      "valueString" : "generate correct history somehow"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-tableNo",
      "valueString" : "0074"
    }
  ],
  "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/diagnosticServiceSectionId",
  "identifier" : [
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    }
  ],
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  "title" : "Diagnostic Service Section ID (2.8.2 - 1.5.0)",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : true,
  "date" : "2026-01-27T19:47:37+00:00",
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  "copyright" : "HL7 Inc., 2026",
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  "compositional" : false,
  "content" : "complete",
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          "value" : "Audiologie"
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          "value" : "Blutgase"
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "display" : "Cytogenetics",
      "definition" : "Cytogenetics",
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          "code" : "modified",
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        },
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          "value" : "Computertomographie"
        }
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      "display" : "Cardiac Catheterization",
      "definition" : "Cardiac Catheterization",
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          "value" : "Herzkatheter"
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      "definition" : "Electrocardiac (e.g., EKG, EEC, Holter)",
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          "code" : "modified",
          "valueDateTime" : "2015-07-13"
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      ]
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      "display" : "Genetics",
      "definition" : "Genetics",
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          "language" : "de",
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        }
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          "value" : "Kernspintomographie (MR)"
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      "designation" : [
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          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Szintigramm"
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      "definition" : "Nursing Service Measures",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Pflegemaßnahme"
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          "code" : "modified",
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      "display" : "Outside Lab",
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        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Externes Labor"
        }
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      "display" : "Occupational Therapy",
      "definition" : "Occupational Therapy",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Beschäftigungstherapie"
        }
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    {
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      "display" : "Other",
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        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Andere"
        }
      ],
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          "code" : "modified",
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      "definition" : "OB Ultrasound",
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        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Geburtshilfiche Ultraschalluntersuchung"
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        }
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          "value" : "Lungenfunktion"
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        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Apotheke"
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      "display" : "Physician",
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        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Arzt (Krankengeschichte, Diagnose, Aufnahmeuntersuchung)"
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          "code" : "modified",
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      "display" : "Physical Therapy",
      "definition" : "Physical Therapy",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "physiklische Therapie"
        }
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          "code" : "modified",
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      "designation" : [
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          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Radiologie"
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          "code" : "modified",
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      "definition" : "Respiratory Care (therapy)",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Atemtherapie"
        }
      ],
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          "code" : "modified",
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          "code" : "versionIntroduced",
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    {
      "code" : "RT",
      "display" : "Radiation Therapy",
      "definition" : "Radiation Therapy",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Strahlentherapie"
        }
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          "code" : "modified",
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      "display" : "Radiology Ultrasound",
      "definition" : "Radiology Ultrasound",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Radiologische Ultraschalluntersuchung"
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        {
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    },
    {
      "code" : "RX",
      "display" : "Radiograph",
      "definition" : "Radiograph",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Röntgenaufnahme"
        }
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          "code" : "modified",
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        {
          "code" : "versionIntroduced",
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code" : "SP",
      "display" : "Surgical Pathology",
      "definition" : "Surgical Pathology",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Operative Pathologie"
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      ],
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          "code" : "modified",
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          "code" : "versionIntroduced",
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        }
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    {
      "code" : "SR",
      "display" : "Serology",
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      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Serologie"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "code" : "versionIntroduced",
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code" : "TX",
      "display" : "Toxicology",
      "definition" : "Toxicology",
      "designation" : [
        {
          "language" : "de",
          "value" : "Toxikologie"
        }
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code" : "URN",
      "display" : "Urinalysis",
      "property" : [
        {
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        },
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        }
      ]
    },
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          "language" : "de",
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        }
      ],
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          "language" : "de",
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      ]
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  ]
}

```
