HL7 v2.9.1 Vocabulary
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## CodeSystem: Protection Code (2.9.1 - 1.0.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/protection | Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-03-13 | Computable Name: Protection
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.376, urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/v2-0618
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Code system of concepts specifying that an address needs to be treated with special care or sensitivity. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the XAD and XTN segments.

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

- Hl7VSprotectionCode

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/protection` defines the following codes:

Code | Display | Definition | version introduced | modified
LI | Listed | Listed | 2.6 | 2015-07-13
UL | Unlisted (Should not appear in directories) | Unlisted (Should not appear in directories) | 2.6 | 2015-07-13
UP | Unpublished | Unpublished | 2.6 | 2015-07-13