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: Interpretation Codes (2.7 - 2.0.0) - XML Representation

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="observationInterpretationV200"/>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <a href="CodeSystem-observationInterpretationV200.html"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationInterpretationV200</code></a></li></ul></div>
  </text>
  <extension
             url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated">
    <valueString value="2.7"/>
  </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="0078"/>
  </extension>
  <url
       value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationInterpretationV200"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.83"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="2.0.0"/>
  <name value="ObservationInterpretationV200"/>
  <title value="Interpretation Codes (2.7 - 2.0.0)"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="true"/>
  <date value="2025-08-05T15:14:51+02:00"/>
  <description
               value="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.
Notes: 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 value="HL7 Inc., 2024"/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <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>
    <code value="&lt;"/>
    <display value="Below absolute low-off instrument scale"/>
    <definition value="Below absolute low-off instrument scale"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Unter Meßbereich (Extremwertverletzung)"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="&gt;"/>
    <display value="Above absolute high-off instrument scale"/>
    <definition value="Above absolute high-off instrument scale"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Über Meßbereich (Extremwertverletzung)"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.2"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="A"/>
    <display value="Abnormal (applies to non-numeric results)"/>
    <definition value="Abnormal (applies to non-numeric results)"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="anormal (nicht numerisch)"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="AA"/>
    <display value="Very abnormal"/>
    <definition
                value="Very abnormal (applies to non-numeric units, analogous to panic limits for numeric units)"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Pathologisch (nicht numerisch)"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="AC"/>
    <display value="Anti-complementary substances present"/>
    <definition value="Anti-complementary substances present"/>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="B"/>
    <display value="Better"/>
    <definition value="Better (use when direction not relevant)"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Verbesserung"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2025-08-02"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.2"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="D"/>
    <display value="Significant change down"/>
    <definition value="Significant change down"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Deutlicher Trend nach unten"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="DET"/>
    <display value="Detected"/>
    <definition value="Detected"/>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="H"/>
    <display value="Above high normal"/>
    <definition value="Above high normal"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Oberhalb oberer Grenze Referenzbereich"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="HH"/>
    <display value="Above upper panic limits"/>
    <definition value="Above upper panic limits"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Oberhalb oberer pathologischer Grenze"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="I"/>
    <display value="Intermediate"/>
    <definition
                value="Intermediate. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only."/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Intermediär"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2025-08-02"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="IND"/>
    <display value="Indeterminate"/>
    <definition value="Indeterminate"/>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="L"/>
    <display value="Below low normal"/>
    <definition value="Below low normal"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Unterhalb unterer Grenze Referenzbereich"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.2"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="LL"/>
    <display value="Below lower panic limits"/>
    <definition value="Below lower panic limits"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Unterhalb unterer pathologischer Grenze"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="MS"/>
    <display value="Moderately susceptible"/>
    <definition
                value="Moderately susceptible. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only."/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="mäßig empfindlich"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="N"/>
    <display value="Normal"/>
    <definition value="Normal (applies to non-numeric results)"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Normal (nicht numerisch)"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="comment"/>
      <valueString value="applies to non-numeric results"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2025-08-02"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.2"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="ND"/>
    <display value="Not Detected"/>
    <definition value="Not Detected"/>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="NEG"/>
    <display value="Negative"/>
    <definition value="Negative"/>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="NR"/>
    <display value="Non-reactive"/>
    <definition value="Non-reactive"/>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="POS"/>
    <display value="Positive"/>
    <definition value="Positive"/>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="QCF"/>
    <display value="Quality Control Failure"/>
    <definition value="Quality Control Failure"/>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="R"/>
    <display value="Resistant"/>
    <definition
                value="Resistant. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only."/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Resistent"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2025-08-02"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="RR"/>
    <display value="Reactive"/>
    <definition value="Reactive"/>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="S"/>
    <display value="Susceptible"/>
    <definition
                value="Susceptible. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only."/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Empfindlich"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2025-08-02"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="TOX"/>
    <display value="Cytotoxic substance present"/>
    <definition value="Cytotoxic substance present"/>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="U"/>
    <display value="Significant change up"/>
    <definition value="Significant change up"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Deutlicher Trend nach oben"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="VS"/>
    <display value="Very susceptible"/>
    <definition
                value="Very susceptible. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only."/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Sehr empfindlich"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2025-08-02"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="W"/>
    <display value="Worse"/>
    <definition value="Worse-use when direction not relevant"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Verschlechterung"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2025-08-02"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.2"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="WR"/>
    <display value="Weakly reactive"/>
    <definition value="Weakly reactive"/>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="null"/>
    <display value="No range defined, or normal ranges don't apply"/>
    <definition value="No range defined, or normal ranges don't apply"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Kein Referenzbereich / Referenzbereich nicht anwendbar"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>