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Packagehl7.v2.uv.terminology.v281
Resource TypeCodeSystem
IdCodeSystem-observationInterpretation.json
FHIR VersionR4

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{
  "resourceType": "CodeSystem",
  "id": "observationInterpretation",
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<!-- snip (see above) -->"
  },
  "extension": [
    {
      "url": "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated",
      "valueString": "2.8.1"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-versionHistory",
      "valueString": "generate correct history somehow"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-tableNo",
      "valueString": "0078"
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationInterpretation",
  "identifier": [
    {
      "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
      "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.83"
    }
  ],
  "version": "2.1.0",
  "name": "ObservationInterpretation",
  "title": "Interpretation Codes (2.8.1 - 2.1.0)",
  "status": "active",
  "experimental": true,
  "date": "2026-01-27T19:45:38+00:00",
  "publisher": "HL7/FO",
  "contact": [
    {
      "name": "HL7/FO",
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://www.hl7.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "HL7-defined code system of concepts which specify a categorical assessment of an observation value.  Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the OBX segment.\r\nNotes: This is being communicated in v2.x in OBX-8, in v3 in ObservationInterpretation (CWE) in R1 (Representative Realm) and in FHIR Observation.interpretation.",
  "copyright": "HL7 Inc., 2026",
  "caseSensitive": true,
  "compositional": false,
  "content": "complete",
  "property": [
    {
      "code": "versionIntroduced",
      "uri": "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced",
      "description": "version when was this code introduced",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "code": "versionDeprecated",
      "uri": "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated",
      "description": "version when was this code deprecated",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "code": "status",
      "uri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status",
      "description": "A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired",
      "type": "code"
    },
    {
      "code": "comment",
      "uri": "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment",
      "description": "A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "code": "usage",
      "uri": "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage",
      "description": "usage notes for this code",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "code": "modified",
      "uri": "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified",
      "description": "date of last modification",
      "type": "dateTime"
    }
  ],
  "concept": [
    {
      "code": "<",
      "display": "Below absolute low-off instrument scale",
      "definition": "Below absolute low-off instrument scale",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Unter Meßbereich (Extremwertverletzung)"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": ">",
      "display": "Above absolute high-off instrument scale",
      "definition": "Above absolute high-off instrument scale",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Über Meßbereich (Extremwertverletzung)"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.2"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "A",
      "display": "Abnormal (applies to non-numeric results)",
      "definition": "Abnormal (applies to non-numeric results)",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "anormal (nicht numerisch)"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "AA",
      "display": "Very abnormal",
      "definition": "Very abnormal (applies to non-numeric units, analogous to panic limits for numeric units)",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Pathologisch (nicht numerisch)"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "AC",
      "display": "Anti-complementary substances present",
      "definition": "Anti-complementary substances present",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.7"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "B",
      "display": "Better",
      "definition": "Better (use when direction not relevant)",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Verbesserung"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "modified",
          "valueDateTime": "2025-08-02"
        },
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.2"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "D",
      "display": "Significant change down",
      "definition": "Significant change down",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Deutlicher Trend nach unten"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "DET",
      "display": "Detected",
      "definition": "Detected",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.7"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "H",
      "display": "Above high normal",
      "definition": "Above high normal",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Oberhalb oberer Grenze Referenzbereich"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "HH",
      "display": "Above upper panic limits",
      "definition": "Above upper panic limits",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Oberhalb oberer pathologischer Grenze"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "HM",
      "display": "Hold for Medical Review",
      "definition": "Hold for Medical Review",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.8"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "I",
      "display": "Intermediate",
      "definition": "Intermediate. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only.",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Intermediär"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "modified",
          "valueDateTime": "2025-08-02"
        },
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "IND",
      "display": "Indeterminate",
      "definition": "Indeterminate",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.7"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "L",
      "display": "Below low normal",
      "definition": "Below low normal",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Unterhalb unterer Grenze Referenzbereich"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.2"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "LL",
      "display": "Below lower panic limits",
      "definition": "Below lower panic limits",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Unterhalb unterer pathologischer Grenze"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "MS",
      "display": "Moderately susceptible",
      "definition": "Moderately susceptible. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only.",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "mäßig empfindlich"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "N",
      "display": "Normal",
      "definition": "Normal (applies to non-numeric results)",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Normal (nicht numerisch)"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "comment",
          "valueString": "applies to non-numeric results"
        },
        {
          "code": "modified",
          "valueDateTime": "2025-08-02"
        },
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.2"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "ND",
      "display": "Not Detected",
      "definition": "Not Detected",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.7"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "NEG",
      "display": "Negative",
      "definition": "Negative",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.7"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "NR",
      "display": "Non-reactive",
      "definition": "Non-reactive",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.7"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "OBX",
      "display": "Interpretation qualifiers in separate OBX segments",
      "definition": "Interpretation qualifiers in separate OBX segments",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.8"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "POS",
      "display": "Positive",
      "definition": "Positive",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.7"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "QCF",
      "display": "Quality Control Failure",
      "definition": "Quality Control Failure",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.7"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "R",
      "display": "Resistant",
      "definition": "Resistant. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only.",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Resistent"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "modified",
          "valueDateTime": "2025-08-02"
        },
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "RR",
      "display": "Reactive",
      "definition": "Reactive",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.7"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "S",
      "display": "Susceptible",
      "definition": "Susceptible. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only.",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Empfindlich"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "modified",
          "valueDateTime": "2025-08-02"
        },
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "TOX",
      "display": "Cytotoxic substance present",
      "definition": "Cytotoxic substance present",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.7"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "U",
      "display": "Significant change up",
      "definition": "Significant change up",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Deutlicher Trend nach oben"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "VS",
      "display": "Very susceptible",
      "definition": "Very susceptible. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only.",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Sehr empfindlich"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "modified",
          "valueDateTime": "2025-08-02"
        },
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "W",
      "display": "Worse",
      "definition": "Worse-use when direction not relevant",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Verschlechterung"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "modified",
          "valueDateTime": "2025-08-02"
        },
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.2"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "WR",
      "display": "Weakly reactive",
      "definition": "Weakly reactive",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.7"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "null",
      "display": "No range defined, or normal ranges don't apply",
      "definition": "No range defined, or normal ranges don't apply",
      "designation": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "value": "Kein Referenzbereich / Referenzbereich nicht anwendbar"
        }
      ],
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "versionIntroduced",
          "valueString": "2.1"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}