HL7 v2.9 Vocabulary
0.2.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.9 Vocabulary, published by HL7/FO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.2.0 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 2026-03-13 | Computable Name: AdministrativeSex
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.458, urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/v2-0001
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This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

- Hl7VSadministrativeSex

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/administrativeSex` defines the following codes:

Code | Display | Definition | version introduced | comment, to suppress IG-publisher warning, to be replaced with standard later | modified | Deutsch (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