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

## : Address Type (2.9 - 1.5.1) - XML Representation

Active as of 2026-03-13

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    <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
      <id value="addressType"/>
      <text>
        <status value="generated"/>
        <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <a href="CodeSystem-addressType.html"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/addressType</code></a></li></ul></div>
      </text>
      <extension
                 url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated">
        <valueString value="2.9"/>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-versionHistory">
        <valueString value="generate correct history somehow"/>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-tableNo">
        <valueString value="0190"/>
      </extension>
      <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/addressType"/>
      <identifier>
        <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
        <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.101"/>
      </identifier>
      <identifier>
        <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
        <value value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/v2-0190"/>
      </identifier>
      <version value="1.5.1"/>
      <name value="AddressType"/>
      <title value="Address Type (2.9 - 1.5.1)"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <experimental value="true"/>
      <date value="2026-03-13T11:11:50+00:00"/>
      <publisher value="HL7/FO"/>
      <contact>
        <name value="HL7/FO"/>
        <telecom>
          <system value="url"/>
          <value value="http://www.hl7.org"/>
        </telecom>
      </contact>
      <description
                   value="HL7-defined code system of concepts specifying types or kinds of addresses.  Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the XAD segment."/>
      <copyright value="HL7 Inc., 2026"/>
      <caseSensitive value="true"/>
      <compositional value="false"/>
      <content value="complete"/>
      <property>
        <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced"/>
        <description value="version when was this code introduced"/>
        <type value="string"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="versionDeprecated"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated"/>
        <description value="version when was this code deprecated"/>
        <type value="string"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="status"/>
        <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status"/>
        <description
                     value="A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired"/>
        <type value="code"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="comment"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment"/>
        <description
                     value="A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept"/>
        <type value="string"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="usage"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage"/>
        <description value="usage notes for this code"/>
        <type value="string"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="modified"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified"/>
        <description value="date of last modification"/>
        <type value="dateTime"/>
      </property>
      <concept>
        <code value="B"/>
        <display value="Firm/Business"/>
        <definition value="Firm/Business"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Firma/Geschäft"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Refers to an address specific to an organization, such as an insurance company or employer, versus an individual’s work location or place of employment. It would be specific to a firm or organization that has some sort of business relationship with the subject"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.2"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BA"/>
        <display value="Bad address"/>
        <definition value="Bad address"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="ungültige Adresse"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Retained for backward compatibility only as of v2.6. Refer to XAD.17"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BDL"/>
        <display value="Birth delivery location  (address where birth occurred)"/>
        <definition
                    value="Birth delivery location  (address where birth occurred)"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="genauer Geburtsort"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString value="Refers to the address where birth occurred."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BI"/>
        <display value="Billing Address"/>
        <definition value="Billing Address"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Rechnungsadresse"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="May also be used for the validation/authorization of credit cards"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BR"/>
        <display value="Residence at birth (home address at time of birth)"/>
        <definition value="Residence at birth (home address at time of birth)"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Wohnort zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString value="Refers to the home address at time of birth."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="C"/>
        <display value="Current Or Temporary"/>
        <definition value="Current Or Temporary"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Derzeitige Adresse"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Retained for backward compatibility only as of v2.6. Refer to XAD.16"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.2"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="F"/>
        <display value="Country Of Origin"/>
        <definition value="Country Of Origin"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Herkunftsland"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="H"/>
        <display value="Home"/>
        <definition value="Home"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Privatadresse"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Refers to a residence or domicile, literally the place where the subject resides the majority of the time. Generally speaking most people will have a home address and it will represent their primary address. Home address is mutually exclusive of permanent address."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.2"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="L"/>
        <display value="Legal Address"/>
        <definition value="Legal Address"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="registrierte Adresse"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Refers to a special case address specific to the status of a subject or legal action involving the subject. For example, prisoners being treated at a healthcare facility may have home addresses, but their status mandates an address specific to their place of incarceration. Statutes may require the health information specific to a ward of the state be sent to a legal guardian, the courts, or a state or municipal agency regardless of the ward’s physical location. In cases involving civil or criminal proceedings, a record may be flagged such that all correspondence is sent to any variety of legal entities."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="M"/>
        <display value="Mailing"/>
        <definition value="Mailing"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Postalische Adresse"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Retained for backward compatibility only as of v2.6. Refer to XAD.18"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.2"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="N"/>
        <display value="Birth (nee) (birth address, not otherwise specified)"/>
        <definition
                    value="Birth (nee)  (birth address, not otherwise specified)"/>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Refers to the birth address, not otherwise specified"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="O"/>
        <display value="Office/Business"/>
        <definition value="Office/Business"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Büroadresse"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString value="Refers to a work address specific to the subject."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.2"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="P"/>
        <display value="Permanent"/>
        <definition value="Permanent"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Dauernder Wohnsitz"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Refers to a place where the residents know the subject and where correspondence addressed to the subject will eventually reach the subject regardless of their physical location. A permanent address generally reflects a tax jurisdiction.  Members of the military, flight attendants, and executives on rotational assignments are examples of those who typically maintain a permanent address. Although mutually exclusive of home address, in some instances, such as the executives mentioned above, it may be synonymous.  In such cases upon return from assignment this address would revert to the home address."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.2"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="RH"/>
        <display value="Registry home"/>
        <definition
                    value="Registry home. Refers to the information system, typically managed by a public health agency, that stores patient information such as immunization histories or cancer data, regardless of where the patient obtains services."/>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Refers to the information system, typically managed by a public health agency that stores patient information such as immunization histories or cancer data, regardless of where the patient obtains services"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="S"/>
        <display value="Service Location"/>
        <definition value="Service Location"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Leistungsort"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Refers to the location in which service is rendered. This would be used if reimbursement is based on the location of the service (to take into account the cost of those services)."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="SH"/>
        <display value="Shipping Address"/>
        <definition value="Shipping Address"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Versandadresse"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="TM"/>
        <display value="Tube Address"/>
        <definition value="Tube Address"/>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Pneumatic tube address (to which letters may be sent). A special transport system to transport small samples/containers and/or normal mail in small carriages on rail or in a tube.  (German Rohrpost)"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.7"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="V"/>
        <display value="Vacation"/>
        <definition value="Vacation"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Adresse des Ferienortes"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.6"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
    </CodeSystem>