HL7 v2.9.1 Vocabulary
0.2.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.9.1 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.v291/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## : Message Error Condition Codes (2.9.1 - 1.2.0) - XML Representation

Active as of 2026-03-13

Raw xml | Download

    <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
      <id value="messageErrorCondition"/>
      <text>
        <status value="generated"/>
        <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <a href="CodeSystem-messageErrorCondition.html"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/messageErrorCondition</code></a></li></ul></div>
      </text>
      <extension
                 url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated">
        <valueString value="2.9.1"/>
      </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="0357"/>
      </extension>
      <url
           value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/messageErrorCondition"/>
      <identifier>
        <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
        <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.217"/>
      </identifier>
      <identifier>
        <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
        <value value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/v2-0357"/>
      </identifier>
      <version value="1.2.0"/>
      <name value="MessageErrorCondition"/>
      <title value="Message Error Condition Codes (2.9.1 - 1.2.0)"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <experimental value="true"/>
      <date value="2026-03-13T11:04:57+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 the HL7 (communications) error code.  Used in the ERR segment in HL7 Version 2.x messaging."/>
      <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 id="3570">
        <code value="0"/>
        <display value="Message accepted"/>
        <definition value="Message accepted"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Nachricht akzeptiert"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Success. Optional, as the AA conveys success. Used for systems that must always return a status code."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3571">
        <code value="100"/>
        <display value="Segment sequence error"/>
        <definition value="Segment sequence error"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Fehler in der Segmentreihenfolge"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Error: The message segments were not in the proper order, or required segments are missing."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3572">
        <code value="101"/>
        <display value="Required field missing"/>
        <definition value="Required field missing"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="erforderliches Feld leer"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString value="Error: A required field is missing from a segment"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3573">
        <code value="102"/>
        <display value="Data type error"/>
        <definition value="Data type error"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Datentypfehler"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Error: The field contained data of the wrong data type, e.g., an NM field contained &quot;FOO&quot;."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3574">
        <code value="103"/>
        <display value="Table value not found"/>
        <definition value="Table value not found"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="fehlender Eintrag in der Tabelle"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Error: A field of data type ID or IS was compared against the corresponding table, and no match was found."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3575">
        <code value="104"/>
        <display value="Value too long"/>
        <definition value="Value too long"/>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Error: a value exceeded the normative length, or the length that the application is able to safely handle."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.7"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3576">
        <code value="198"/>
        <display value="Non-Conformant Cardinality"/>
        <definition
                    value="An error has been encountered related to HL7 message content. Message is not -conformant with the applicable specification’s (base standard, conformance profile or implementation profile)  cardinality."/>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="Error: Cardinality is listed as [0..3] and more than 3 of the identified element are present in the message."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2022-08-25"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.9"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3577">
        <code value="199"/>
        <display value="Other HL7 Error"/>
        <definition
                    value="Any other error with the HL7 syntax that is not captured in any of the other error codes in this set."/>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString value="Error"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2022-08-25"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.9"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3578">
        <code value="200"/>
        <display value="Unsupported message type"/>
        <definition value="Unsupported message type"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Nachrichtentyp wird nicht unterstützt"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString value="Rejection: The Message Type is not supported."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3579">
        <code value="201"/>
        <display value="Unsupported event code"/>
        <definition value="Unsupported event code"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Ereignis wird nicht unterstützt"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString value="Rejection: The Event Code is not supported."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3580">
        <code value="202"/>
        <display value="Unsupported processing id"/>
        <definition value="Unsupported processing id"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Processing-ID wird nicht unterstützt"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString value="Rejection: The Processing ID is not supported."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3581">
        <code value="203"/>
        <display value="Unsupported version id"/>
        <definition value="Unsupported version id"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Version wird nicht unterstützt"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString value="Rejection:  The Version ID is not supported."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3582">
        <code value="204"/>
        <display value="Unknown key identifier"/>
        <definition
                    value="Retained for backwards compatibility only: This situation should be reported in ERR-5 (Application Error Code) using code 101 (Unknown Key Identifier) from code system HL70533."/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Schlüsselwert nicht gefunden"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="ERR-3 (HL7 Error Code) should be used to convey errors at the structural level and this is an application level error, which should be reported in ERR-5 (Application Error Code)."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="status"/>
          <valueCode value="backward"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2017-07-16"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3583">
        <code value="205"/>
        <display value="Duplicate key identifier"/>
        <definition
                    value="Retained for backwards compatibility only: This situation should be reported in ERR-5 (Application Error Code) using code 102 (Duplicate Key Identifier) from code system HL70533."/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="doppelter Schlüsselwert"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="ERR-3 (HL7 Error Code) should be used to convey errors at the structural level and this is an application level error, which should be reported in ERR-5 (Application Error Code)."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="status"/>
          <valueCode value="backward"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2017-07-16"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3584">
        <code value="206"/>
        <display value="Application record locked"/>
        <definition
                    value="Retained for backwards compatibility only: This situation should be reported in ERR-5 (Application Error Code) using code 103 (Application record locked) from code system HL70533."/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Datensatz durch Applikation gesperrt"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="ERR-3 (HL7 Error Code) should be used to convey errors at the structural level and this is an application level error, which should be reported in ERR-5 (Application Error Code)."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="status"/>
          <valueCode value="backward"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2017-07-16"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept id="3585">
        <code value="207"/>
        <display value="Application error"/>
        <definition
                    value="An application level error has occurred and the detail for that error is identified in ERR-5."/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="applikationsinterner Fehler"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="comment"/>
          <valueString
                       value="This value is used when no other value in this list is applicable and there is an application error reported in ERR-5. It is applicable when ERR-3 is required in an implementation guide."/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2017-07-25"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.3.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
    </CodeSystem>