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: Interpretation Codes (2.8.2 - 2.2.0) - XML Representation

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="observationInterpretationV220"/>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <a href="CodeSystem-observationInterpretationV220.html"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationInterpretationV220</code></a></li></ul></div>
  </text>
  <extension
             url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated">
    <valueString value="2.8.2"/>
  </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/observationInterpretationV220"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.83"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="2.2.0"/>
  <name value="ObservationInterpretationV220"/>
  <title value="Interpretation Codes (2.8.2 - 2.2.0)"/>
  <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="Off scale low"/>
    <definition value="Off scale low"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="&gt;"/>
    <display value="Off scale high"/>
    <definition value="Off scale high"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.2"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="A"/>
    <display value="Abnormal"/>
    <definition value="Abnormal"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="anormal"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="AA"/>
    <display value="Critically abnormal"/>
    <definition value="Critically abnormal"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <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="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <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="besser"/>
    </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="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="DET"/>
    <display value="Detected"/>
    <definition value="Detected"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="H"/>
    <display value="High"/>
    <definition value="High"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="HH"/>
    <display value="Critically high"/>
    <definition value="Critically high"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="HM"/>
    <display value="Hold for Medical Review"/>
    <definition value="Hold for Medical Review"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.8"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="HU"/>
    <display value="Very high"/>
    <definition value="Very high"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="I"/>
    <display value="Intermediate"/>
    <definition value="Intermediate"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="IE"/>
    <display value="Insufficient evidence"/>
    <definition value="Insufficient evidence"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="IND"/>
    <display value="Indeterminate"/>
    <definition value="Indeterminate"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="L"/>
    <display value="Low"/>
    <definition value="Low"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.2"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="LL"/>
    <display value="Critically low"/>
    <definition value="Critically low"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="LU"/>
    <display value="Very low"/>
    <definition value="Very low"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </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="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="N"/>
    <display value="Normal"/>
    <definition value="Normal"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </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="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="NEG"/>
    <display value="Negative"/>
    <definition value="Negative"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <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="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="NS"/>
    <display value="Non-susceptible"/>
    <definition value="Non-susceptible"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="OBX"/>
    <display value="Interpretation qualifiers in separate OBX segments"/>
    <definition value="Interpretation qualifiers in separate OBX segments"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.8"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="POS"/>
    <display value="Positive"/>
    <definition value="Positive"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <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="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="R"/>
    <display value="Resistant"/>
    <definition value="Resistant"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="RR"/>
    <display value="Reactive"/>
    <definition value="Reactive"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.7"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="S"/>
    <display value="Susceptible"/>
    <definition value="Susceptible"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="SDD"/>
    <display value="Susceptible"/>
    <definition value="Susceptible-dose dependent"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="SYN-R"/>
    <display value="Synergy - resistant"/>
    <definition value="Synergy - resistant"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="SYN-S"/>
    <display value="Synergy - susceptible"/>
    <definition value="Synergy - susceptible"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="TOX"/>
    <display value="Cytotoxic substance present"/>
    <definition value="Cytotoxic substance present"/>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <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="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <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"/>
    <designation>
      <language value="de"/>
      <value value="Verschlechterung"/>
    </designation>
    <property>
      <code value="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </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="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <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="modified"/>
      <valueDateTime value="2015-07-13"/>
    </property>
    <property>
      <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
      <valueString value="2.1"/>
    </property>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>