PanCareSurPass Project HL7 FHIR Implementation Guide
1.0.0 - release 150

PanCareSurPass Project HL7 FHIR Implementation Guide, published by PanCareSurPass Project. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/hl7-eu/pcsp/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## ValueSet: Laterality Qualifier Value Set

Official URL: http://hl7.eu/fhir/ig/pcsp/ValueSet/laterality-qualifier-lrub-vs | Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-01-16 | Computable Name: LeftRightBiUnilateralVS
Copyright/Legal: This value set includes content from SNOMED CT, which is copyright © 2002+ International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO), and distributed by agreement between IHTSDO and HL7. Implementer use of SNOMED CT is not covered by this agreement

Qualifiers to specify laterality.

References

- Condition: Primary Cancer
- Condition: Metastatic Cancer

### Logical Definition (CLD)

This value set includes codes based on the following rules:

- Include these codes as defined in `http://snomed.info/sct` version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)

  Code | Display
  51440002 | Bilateral
  66459002 | Unilateral
  24028007 | Right
  7771000 | Left

- Include these codes as defined in `http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/data-absent-reason` version 📦1.0.0

  Code | Display | Definition
  unknown | Unknown | The value is expected to exist but is not known.
  not-applicable | Not Applicable | There is no proper value for this element (e.g. last menstrual period for a male).

### Expansion

Expansion performed internally based on:

- SNOMED CT International edition 01-Sep 2023
- codesystem DataAbsentReason v1.0.0 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 6 concepts

System | Code | Display (en) | Definition | JSON | XML
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 51440002 | Right and left |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 66459002 | Unilateral |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 24028007 | Right |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 7771000 | Left |  |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/data-absent-reason` | unknown | Unknown | The value is expected to exist but is not known. |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/data-absent-reason` | not-applicable | Not Applicable | There is no proper value for this element (e.g. last menstrual period for a male). |  |

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level | A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System | The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code | The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display | The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code