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CodeSystem: Order Control Codes (2.8 - 1.7.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/orderControlCodesV170 Version: 1.7.0
Active as of 2025-08-05 Computable Name: OrderControlCodesV170
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.48

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HL7-defined code system of concepts which are used to determine the function of the order segment. Depending on the message, the action specified by one of these control codes may refer to an order or an individual service. Used in Version 2.x messaging of orders in the ORC segment.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
version introduced versionIntroduced http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced string version when was this code introduced
version deprecated versionDeprecated http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated string version when was this code deprecated
status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired
comment, to suppress IG-publisher warning, to be replaced with standard later comment http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment string A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept
usage usage http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage string usage notes for this code
modified modified http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified dateTime date of last modification
application application http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#application string application

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/orderControlCodesV170 defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionversion introducedusageDeutsch (German, de)
AF Order/service refill request approval Order/service refill request approval 2.3 Placer Applications.<p>AF is a response to RF where the placer authorizing a refill or quantity of refills.
CA Cancel order/service request Cancel order/service request 2.1 Placer or Filler Applications.<p>A cancellation is a request by the placer for the filler, or the filler to the placer, not to do a previously ordered service. Confirmation of the cancellation request is provided by the filler or placer, e.g., a message w Auftrag stornieren
CH Child order/service Child order/service 2.1 Placer or Filler Applications.<p>Used in conjunction with the PA - Parent order control code. Refer to PA order control code for discussion. nachgeordneter Auftrag
CN Combined result Combined result 2.1 Filler Applications.<p>The combined result code provides a mechanism to transmit results that are associated with two or more orders. This situation occurs commonly in radiology reports when the radiologist dictates a single report for two or more exams r Kumulatives Ergebnis (zu mehreren Aufträgen)
CP Cancel process step Cancel process step 2.8 Filler Applications.<p>The control code CP - Cancel process step should be used in the ORC-1 for communication Filler-to-Filler, e.g., LIS-to-Analyzer, to differentiate from code CA (Placer-to-Filler).<p>The Filler should response with an acceptance of th
CR Canceled as requested Canceled as requested 2.2 Filler or Placer Applications.<p>A response by the filler or placer application that a request to cancel (CA by the placer application) was performed successfully. Auftrag anweisungsgemäß storniert
DC Discontinue order/service request Discontinue order/service request 2.1 Placer or Filler Applications.<p>A request by the placer for the filler, or the filler to the placer, to discontinue a previously requested service. The differentiation between discontinue and cancel is that discontinue effects the order/service and all.. Auftragsausführung abbrechen
DE Data errors Data errors 2.1 Placer or Filler Applications. Datenfehler
DF Order/service refill request denied Order/service refill request denied 2.3 Placer Applications.<p>In response to a Filler application requesting refill authorization (RF), DF indicates that the placer does not authorize refills for the order. ORC-16 Order Control Code reason may be used to indicate the reason for the request den
DR Discontinued as requested Discontinued as requested 2.1 Filler or Placer Applications.<p>The filler or placer, in response to a request to discontinue (DC from the placer or filler application), has discontinued the order/service. Auftragsausführung anweisungsgemäß abgebrochen
FU Order/service refilled, unsolicited Order/service refilled, unsolicited 2.3 Filler Applications.<p>FU notifies the placer that the filler issued a refill for the order at the patient's request.
HD Hold order request Hold order request 2.1 Placer Applications.<p>Typical responses include, but are not limited to, CR - Cancelled as requested, UC - Unable to Cancel. Auftragsbearbeitung aussetzen
HR On hold as requested On hold as requested 2.1 Filler Applications. Auftragsbearbeitung anweisungsgemäß ausgesetzt
LI Link order/service to patient care problem or goal Link order/service to patient care problem or goal 2.3.1 Placer or Filler Applications.<p>Refer to Chapter 12 Patient Care for complete discussion.
MC Miscellaneous Charge - not associated with an order Miscellaneous Charge - not associated with an order 2.6 applies to DFT^P03^DFT_P03 and DFT^P11^DFT_P11
NA Number assigned Number assigned 2.1 Placer Applications.<p>There are three circumstances that involve requesting an order number (ORC-2-placer order number or ORC-3-filler order number):<p>(1) When the filler application needs to request an ORC-3-filler order number from a centralized appli Nummer zugewiesen
NW New order/service New order/service 2.1 Placer Applications.<p>See comments for NA - Number Assigned. Neuer Auftrag
OC Order/service canceled Order/service canceled 2.2 Filler Applications. Auftrag storniert
OD Order/service discontinued Order/service discontinued 2.1 Filler Applications. Auftragsausführung abgebrochen
OE Order/service released Order/service released 2.3 Filler Applications.
OF Order/service refilled as requested Order/service refilled as requested 2.3 Filler Applications.<p>OF directly responds to the placer system's request for a refill.
OH Order/service held Order/service held 2.2 Filler Applications. Auftragsbearbeitung ausgesetzt
OK Order/service accepted & OK Order/service accepted & OK 2.1 Filler Applications.<p>See comments for NA - Number Assigned. Auftrag akzeptiert
OP Notification of order for outside dispense Notification of order for outside dispense 2.5 Placer Applications.<p>These order control codes are used to communicate an order between systems where the order is intended for informational purposes. For example, an order that will be performed by a vendor outside the enterprise of communicating syst
OR Released as requested Released as requested 2.1 Filler Applications. Auftragsbearbeitung anweisungsgemäß wiederaufgenommen
PA Parent order/service Parent order/service 2.1 Filler Applications.<p>The parent (PA) and child (CH) order control codes allow the spawning of "child" orders from a "parent" order without changing the parent (original order). One or more ORC segments with an ORC-1-order control value of PA are followe Hauptauftrag
PR Previous Results with new order/service Previous Results with new order/service 2.4 Placer Applications.<p>PR indicates that this ORC is part of an ORU structure containing previous observation, which is embedded in the order.<p>At least two main use cases require that the complete results of the previous observations be transmitted with
PY Notification of replacement order for outside dispense Notification of replacement order for outside dispense 2.5 Placer Applications.<p>See comments for OP - Notification of order for outside dispense.
RE Observations/Performed Service to follow Observations/Performed Service to follow 2.1 Placer or Filler Applications.<p>The observations-to-follow code is used to transmit patient-specific information with an order. An order detail segment (e.g., OBR) can be followed by one or more observation segments (OBX). Any observation that can be tra Untersuchungsergebnisse folgen (in späteren Segmenten dieser Nachricht)
RF Refill order/service request Refill order/service request 2.3 Placer or Filler Applications.<p>RF accommodates requests by either the filler or the placer. The filler may be requesting refill authorization from the placer. A placer system may be requesting a refill to be done by the filler system.<p>Typical response
RL Release previous hold Release previous hold 2.2 Placer Applications. Auftragsberabeitung wiederaufnehmen
RO Replacement order Replacement order 2.1 Placer or Filler Applications.<p>A replacement is the substitution of one or more orders for one or more previously ordered services.<p>The replaced orders are treated as though they were canceled. If and when an ordered service can be replaced are local.. Ersatzauftrag
RP Order/service replace request Order/service replace request 2.1 Placer Applications.<p>A replacement is the substitution of one or more orders for one or more previously ordered services. See comment 1 on RO - Replacement Order for further discussion.<p>The order replace request code permits the order filler to replac Auftrag ersetzen
RQ Replaced as requested Replaced as requested 2.2 Filler Applications.<p>A replacement is the substitution of one or more orders for one or more previously ordered services. See comment 1 on RO - Replacement Order for further discussion.<p>The order replace request code permits the order filler to replac Auftrag anweisungsgemäß ersetzt
RR Request received Request received 2.1 Placer or Filler Applications.<p>Left in for backward compatibility. In the current version it is equivalent to an accept acknowledgment. The request-received code indicates that an order message has been received and will be processed later. The order ha Anforderung erhalten
RU Replaced unsolicited Replaced unsolicited 2.1 Filler Applications.<p>A replacement is the substitution of one or more orders for one or more previously ordered services. See comment 1 on RO - Replacement Order for further discussion.<p>The unsolicited replacement code permits the filler application t Auftrag ersetzt (ohne Anweisung)
SC Status changed Status changed 2.2 Placer or Filler Applications. Statusänderung
SN Send order/service number Send order/service number 2.1 Placer Applications.<p>See comments for NA - Number Assigned. Auftrags- bzw. Bearbeitungsnummer zuweisen / übermitteln
SR Response to send order/service status request Response to send order/service status request 2.2 Filler Applications. Auftragsstatus (Antwort)
SS Send order/service status request Send order/service status request 2.1 Placer Applications. Auftragsstatus senden
UA Unable to accept order/service Unable to accept order/service 2.3 Filler Applications.<p>An unable-to-accept code is used when a new order cannot be accepted by the filler. Possible reasons include requesting a prescription for a drug which the patient is allergic to or for an order which requires certain equipment reso Auftragsannahme nicht möglich
UC Unable to cancel Unable to cancel 2.2 Filler or Placer Applications.<p>An unable-to-cancel code is used when the ordered service is at a point that it cannot be canceled by the placer or filler or when local rules prevent cancellation by the filler. The use of this code is dependent on the va Auftragsstornierung nicht möglich
UD Unable to discontinue Unable to discontinue 2.1 Filler or Placer Applications.<p>An unable-to-discontinue code is used when the ordered service is at a point that it cannot be discontinued by the placer or filler or when local rules prevent discontinuance by the filler. The use of this code is dependen Abbrechen nicht möglich
UF Unable to refill Unable to refill 2.3 Filler Applications.<p>Negative response to RF Refill order/service request, indicating that the receiving application was not able to complete the refill request.
UH Unable to put on hold Unable to put on hold 2.1 Filler Applications. Aussetzen nicht möglich
UM Unable to replace Unable to replace 2.2 Filler Applications. Ersetzen nicht möglich
UN Unlink order/service from patient care problem or goal Unlink order/service from patient care problem or goal 2.3.1 Placer or Filler Applications.<p>Refer to Chapter 12 Patient Care for complete discussion.
UR Unable to release Unable to release 2.1 Filler Applications. Wiederaufnahme nicht möglich
UX Unable to change Unable to change 2.1 Filler Applications. Änderung nicht möglich
XO Change order/service request Change order/service request 2.2 Placer Applications. Auftrag ändern
XR Changed as requested Changed as requested 2.1 Filler Applications. Auftrag anweisungsgemäß geändert
XX Order/service changed, unsol. Order/service changed, unsol. 2.1 Filler Applications. Auftrag geändert (ohne Anweisung)