HL7 v2.9 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.9 Vocabulary, published by HL7/FO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/frankoemig/hl7.v2.terminology.v29/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: Administrative Sex (2.9 - 2.0.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/administrativeSex Version: 2.0.0
Active as of 2026-01-27 Computable Name: AdministrativeSex
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.458

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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-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/administrativeSex defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionversionIntroducedcommentmodifiedDeutsch (German, de)
A Ambiguous Ambiguous 2.4 2015-07-13 mehrdeutig
F Female Female 2.1 2015-07-13 weiblich
M Male Male 2.1 2015-07-13 männlich
N Not applicable Not applicable 2.4 2015-07-13 nicht zutreffend
O Other Other 2.1 2015-07-13 andere
U Unknown Unknown 2.1 2015-07-13 unbekannt
X Non-Binary Intended for situations where the gender or sex representation of the individual is not strictly male, or strictly female, and is driven by jurisdictional requirements, personal needs, or legal boundaries. 2.9 A universally agreed upon single definition for non-binary does not exist. Non-binary should be used in jurisdictions which have implemented an option to declare a gender of “non-binary” 2022-08-25 nicht-binär