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CodeSystem

Normative Terminology

The CodeSystem resource is used to declare the existence of and describe a code system or code system supplement and its key properties, and optionally define a part or all of its content.

Endpoints​

alphahttps://api.dev.ovok.com/fhir/R4/CodeSystem
InteractionMethodPath
ReadGET/fhir/R4/CodeSystem/[id]
VreadGET/fhir/R4/CodeSystem/[id]/_history/[vid]
UpdatePUT/fhir/R4/CodeSystem/[id]
PatchPATCH/fhir/R4/CodeSystem/[id]
DeleteDELETE/fhir/R4/CodeSystem/[id]
CreatePOST/fhir/R4/CodeSystem
SearchGET/fhir/R4/CodeSystem
HistoryGET/fhir/R4/CodeSystem/[id]/_history

Top-level elements​

ElementType(s)CardinalityDescription
urluri0..1Canonical identifier for this code system, represented as a URI (globally unique) (Coding.system)
identifierIdentifier0..*Additional identifier for the code system (business identifier)
versionstring0..1Business version of the code system (Coding.version)
namestring0..1Name for this code system (computer friendly)
titlestring0..1Name for this code system (human friendly)
statuscode1..1draft | active | retired | unknown modifier
experimentalboolean0..1For testing purposes, not real usage
datedateTime0..1Date last changed
publisherstring0..1Name of the publisher (organization or individual)
contactContactDetail0..*Contact details for the publisher
descriptionmarkdown0..1Natural language description of the code system
useContextUsageContext0..*The context that the content is intended to support
jurisdictionCodeableConcept0..*Intended jurisdiction for code system (if applicable)
purposemarkdown0..1Why this code system is defined
copyrightmarkdown0..1Use and/or publishing restrictions
caseSensitiveboolean0..1If code comparison is case sensitive
valueSetcanonical0..1Canonical reference to the value set with entire code system
hierarchyMeaningcode0..1grouped-by | is-a | part-of | classified-with
compositionalboolean0..1If code system defines a compositional grammar
versionNeededboolean0..1If definitions are not stable
contentcode1..1not-present | example | fragment | complete | supplement
supplementscanonical0..1Canonical URL of Code System this adds designations and properties to
countunsignedInt0..1Total concepts in the code system
filterBackboneElement0..*Filter that can be used in a value set
propertyBackboneElement0..*Additional information supplied about each concept
conceptBackboneElement0..*Concepts in the code system

Resource-specific search parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
_compartmentstring
_countstringhttps://www.hl7.org/fhir/search.html#_count
_elementsstringhttps://www.hl7.org/fhir/search.html#_elements
_idstring
_lastUpdatedstring
_profilestring
_securitystring
_sortstringhttps://www.hl7.org/fhir/search.html#_sort
_sourcestring
_summarystringhttps://www.hl7.org/fhir/search.html#_summary
_tagstring
_totalstringhttps://www.hl7.org/fhir/search.html#_total
codestringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/CodeSystem-code
content-modestringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/CodeSystem-content-mode
contextstringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-context
context-quantitystringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-context-quantity
context-typestringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-context-type
context-type-quantitystringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-context-type-quantity
context-type-valuestringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-context-type-value
datestringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-date
descriptionstringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-description
identifierstringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-identifier
jurisdictionstringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-jurisdiction
languagestringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/CodeSystem-language
namestringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-name
publisherstringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-publisher
statusstringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-status
supplementsstringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/CodeSystem-supplements
systemstringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/CodeSystem-system
titlestringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-title
urlstringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-url
versionstringhttp://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/conformance-version

Reference​

  • Official FHIR R4 spec: CodeSystem
  • Maturity: Normative (FMM 5).