v2+ Vocabulary
0.3.0 - Working Draft to present the concept ideas (FO)
v2+ Vocabulary
0.3.0 - Working Draft to present the concept ideas (FO)
v2+ Vocabulary - Local Development build (v0.3.0) built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) Build Tools. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/ValueSet/hl7VSidentifierTypeV170 | Version: 1.7.0 | |||
| Active as of 2025-08-05 | Computable Name: Hl7VSidentifierTypeV170 | |||
| Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.21.120 | ||||
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Concepts specifying types of identififiers, as used in person and organization identification datatypes in HL7 Version 2 standards.
References
This value set is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)
Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Identifier Type (2.9.1 - 1.7.0) v1.7.0 (CodeSystem)
This value set contains 145 concepts
| Code | System | Display (en-US) | Inactive | Definition |
| AC | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Accreditation/Certification Identifier | Identifier that has been assigned by an accreditation or certification organization in specific fields, indicating a recognized skill | |
| ACSN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Accession ID | Accession Identifier | |
| AIN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Animal Identification Number (US Official) | A numbering system for the official identification of individual animals in the United States that provides a nationally unique identification number for each animal. The first two numbers on a tag are the numbers assigned to a specific State. | |
| AM | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | American Express | American Express | |
| AMA | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | American Medical Association Number | A physician identifier assigned by the AMA. | |
| AN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Account number | Account An identifier that is unique to an account. | |
| ANC | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Account number Creditor | A more precise definition of an account number | |
| AND | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Account number debitor | A more precise definition of an account number | |
| ANON | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Anonymous identifier | An identifier for a living subject whose real identity is protected or suppressed | |
| ANT | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Temporary Account Number | Temporary version of an Account Number | |
| APRN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse number | An identifier that is unique to an advanced practice registered nurse within the jurisdiction of a certifying board | |
| ASID | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Ancestor Specimen ID | A unique identifier for the ancestor specimen. | |
| BA | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Bank Account Number | Bank Account Number | |
| BC | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Bank Card Number | An identifier that is unique to a person's bank card | |
| BCFN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Birth Certificate File Number | The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the birth certificate. | |
| BCT | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Birth Certificate | A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's birth | |
| BR | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Birth registry number | An identifier unique within the Assigning Authority that is the official legal record of a person's birth. | |
| BRN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Breed Registry Number | Breed Registry Number | |
| BSNR | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Primary physician office number | Primary physician office number | |
| CAAI | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Consumer Application Account Identifier | An identifier for the consumer (e.g., patient, caregiver) for an application such as a portal or App. | |
| CC | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Cost Center number | Cost Center number | |
| CONM | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Change of Name Document | A number associated with a document identifying a person's legal change of name. | |
| CY | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | County number | County number | |
| CZ | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Citizenship Card | A number assigned by a person's country of residence to identify a person's citizenship. | |
| DC | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Death Certificate ID | The identifier assigned to a death certificate, and printed on the death certificate when issued by a jurisdictional vital records office | |
| DCFN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Death Certificate File Number | The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the death certificate. | |
| DDS | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Dentist license number | An identifier that is unique to a dentist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board | |
| DEA | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Drug Enforcement Administration registration number | An identifier for an individual or organization relative to controlled substance regulation and transactions. | |
| DFN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Drug Furnishing or prescriptive authority Number | An identifier issued to a health care provider authorizing the person to write drug orders | |
| DI | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Diner's Club card | Diner's Club card | |
| DL | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Driver's license number | Driver's license number | |
| DN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Doctor number | Doctor number | |
| DO | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Osteopathic License number | An identifier that is unique to an osteopath within the jurisdiction of a licensing board. | |
| DP | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Diplomatic Passport | A number assigned to a diplomatic passport. | |
| DPM | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Podiatrist license number | An identifier that is unique to a podiatrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. | |
| DR | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Donor Registration Number | Donor Registration Number | |
| DS | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Discover Card | Discover Card | |
| DSG | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Diagnostic Study Group | Unique Identifier that groups several orders that are to be performed together. | |
| EI | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Employee number | A number that uniquely identifies an employee to an employer. | |
| EN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Employer number | Employer number | |
| ESN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Staff Enterprise Number | An identifier that is unique to a staff member within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority). | |
| ETIN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Electronic Transmitter Identification Number | A unique identifier usually assigned by a health plan or clearinghouse to an organization or provider that electronically transmits healthcare transactions, such as claims, eligibility inquiries, or remittance advices. | |
| FDR | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Fetal Death Report ID | The identifier assigned to a fetal death report, and printed on the fetal death report when issued by a jurisdictional vital records office | |
| FDRFN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Fetal Death Report File Number | The identifier used within the jurisdictional vital records office file system as an auxiliary means of accessing the record associated with the fetal death report certificate. | |
| FGN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Filler Group Number | Unique identifier assigned to a group of orders by the filler application. | |
| FI | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Facility ID | Facility ID | |
| FILL | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Filler Identifier | An identifier for a request where the identifier is issued by the person, or service, that produces the observations or fulfills the request. | |
| GI | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Guarantor internal identifier | Guarantor internal identifier | |
| GIN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Animal Group Identifier (US Official) | Identifier that can be used to unambiguously describe a specific group of animals. | |
| GKV | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | insured's ID with public insurance | ||
| GL | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | General ledger number | General ledger number | |
| GN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Guarantor external identifier | Guarantor external identifier | |
| HC | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Health Card Number | Health Card Number | |
| IND | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Indigenous/Aboriginal | A number assigned to a member of an indigenous or aboriginal group outside of Canada. | |
| IRISTEM | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | An IRI stem | An IRI string that can be prepended to the code to obtain a concept IRI for RDF applications. This should be a valid, absolute IRI as defined in RFC 3987. See https://hl7.org/fhir/rdf.html#iri-stem for details on how this value may be used. | |
| JHN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Jurisdictional health number | Jurisdictional health number | |
| KZVA | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | dentist office number | ||
| LACSN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Laboratory Accession ID | A laboratory accession id is used in the laboratory domain. | |
| LANR | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Lifelong physician number | Lifelong physician number | |
| LI | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Labor and industries number | Labor and industries number | |
| LN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | License number | License number | |
| LR | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Local Registry ID | Local Registry ID | |
| MA | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Patient Medicaid number | Patient Medicaid number | |
| MB | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Member Number | An identifier for the insured of an insurance policy (this insured always has a subscriber), usually assigned by the insurance carrier. | |
| MC | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Patient's Medicare number | Patient's Medicare number | |
| MCD | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Practitioner Medicaid number | Practitioner Medicaid number | |
| MCN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Microchip Number | Microchip Number | |
| MCR | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Practitioner Medicare number | Practitioner Medicare number | |
| MCT | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Marriage Certificate | A number associated with a document identifying the event of a person's marriage. | |
| MD | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Medical License number | An identifier that is unique to a medical doctor within the jurisdiction of a licensing board. | |
| MI | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Military ID number | A number assigned to an individual who has had military duty, but is not currently on active duty. The number is assigned by the DOD or Veterans' Affairs (VA). | |
| MR | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Medical record number | An identifier that is unique to a patient within a set of medical records, not necessarily unique within an application. | |
| MRT | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Temporary Medical Record Number | Temporary version of a Medical Record Number | |
| MS | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | MasterCard | MasterCard | |
| NBSNR | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Secondary physician office number | Secondary physician office number | |
| NCT | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Naturalization Certificate | A number associated with a document identifying a person's retention of citizenship in a particular country. | |
| NE | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | National employer identifier | National employer identifier | |
| NH | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | National Health Plan Identifier | National Health Plan Identifier | |
| NI | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | National unique individual identifier | National unique individual identifier | |
| NII | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | National Insurance Organization Identifier | National Insurance Organization Identifier | |
| NIIH | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | National Insurance Headquarters Organization Identifier | National Insurance Headquarters Organization Identifier | |
| NIIP | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor) | National Insurance Payor Identifier (Payor) | |
| NNxxx | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code | inactive | National Person Identifier where the xxx is the ISO table 3166 3-character (alphabetic) country code |
| NP | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Nurse practitioner number | An identifier that is unique to a nurse practitioner within the jurisdiction of a certifying board. | |
| NPI | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | National provider identifier | National provider identifier | |
| OBI | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Observation Instance Identifier | Unique and persistent identifier for an observation instance | |
| OD | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Optometrist license number | A number that is unique to an individual optometrist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. | |
| PA | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Physician Assistant number | An identifier that is unique to a physician assistant within the jurisdiction of a licensing board | |
| PAYERID | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Payer Identifier | A unique identifier, usually assigned by a health plan or clearinghouse, used in electronic healthcare transactions to designate the specific health insurance company or plan that is the recipient or sender of the transaction. | |
| PC | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Parole Card | A number identifying a person on parole. | |
| PCN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Penitentiary/correctional institution Number | A number assigned to individual who is incarcerated. | |
| PE | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Living Subject Enterprise Number | An identifier that is unique to a living subject within an enterprise (as identified by the Assigning Authority). | |
| PEN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Pension Number | Pension Number | |
| PGN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Placer Group Number | Unique identifier assigned to a group of orders by the placer application. | |
| PHC | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Public Health Case Identifier | Identifier assigned to a person during a case investigation as part of a public health event | |
| PHE | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Public Health Event Identifier | Identifier assigned to an event of interest to public health | |
| PHO | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Public Health Official ID | An identifier for a person working at a public health agency (PHA), assigned or issued by the agency | |
| PI | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Patient internal identifier | A number that is unique to a patient within an Assigning Authority. | |
| PIN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Premises Identifier Number (US Official) | Identifier that uniquely identifies a geographic location in the US. | |
| PKV | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | insured's ID with private insurance | ||
| PLAC | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Placer Identifier | An identifier for a request where the identifier is issued by the person or service making the request. | |
| PN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Person number | A number that is unique to a living subject within an Assigning Authority. | |
| PNT | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Temporary Living Subject Number | Temporary version of a Living Subject Number. | |
| PPIN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number | Medicare/CMS Performing Provider Identification Number | |
| PPN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Passport number | A unique number assigned to the document affirming that a person is a citizen of the country. | |
| PRC | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Permanent Resident Card Number | Permanent Resident Card Number | |
| PRN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Provider number | A number that is unique to an individual provider, a provider group or an organization within an Assigning Authority. | |
| PT | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Patient external identifier | Patient external identifier | |
| QA | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | QA number | QA number | |
| RI | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Resource identifier | A generalized resource identifier. | |
| RN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Registered Nurse Number | An identifier that is unique to a registered nurse within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. | |
| RPH | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Pharmacist license number | An identifier that is unique to a pharmacist within the jurisdiction of the licensing board. | |
| RR | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Railroad Retirement number | An identifier for an individual enrolled with the Railroad Retirement Administration. Analogous to, but distinct from, a Social Security Number | |
| RRI | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Regional registry ID | Regional registry ID | |
| RRP | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Railroad Retirement Provider | Railroad Retirement Provider | |
| SAMN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | SAMN# accession Number | The accession number for the BioSample data repository at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) | |
| SB | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Social Beneficiary Identifier | An identifier issued by a governmental organization to a person to identify the person should they apply for or receive social services and/or benefits | |
| SID | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Specimen ID | Identifier for a specimen. | |
| SL | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | State license | State license | |
| SN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Subscriber Number | An identifier for a subscriber of an insurance policy which is unique for, and usually assigned by, the insurance carrier. | |
| SNBSN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | State assigned NDBS card Identifier | The identifier on a Newborn Screening Dried Bloodspot (NDBS) card that is assigned by the state which provided the sample collection cards and to whom this information must be reported | |
| SNO | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Serial Number | An identifier affixed to an item by the manufacturer when it is first made, where each item has a different identifier. | |
| SP | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Study Permit | A number associated with a permit identifying a person who is a resident of a jurisdiction for the purpose of education. | |
| SR | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | State registry ID | State registry ID | |
| SRX | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | SRA Accession number | The accession number generated by the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) when sequence data are uploaded to NCBI. | |
| SS | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Social Security number | Social Security number | |
| STN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Shipment Tracking Number | Identifier assigned to a package being shipped | |
| TAX | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Tax ID number | Tax ID number | |
| TN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Treaty Number/ (Canada) | A number assigned to a member of an indigenous group in Canada. | |
| TPR | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Temporary Permanent Resident (Canada) | A number associated with a document identifying a person's temporary permanent resident status. | |
| TRL | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Training License Number | The license number used during training. | |
| U | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Unspecified identifier | Unspecified identifier | |
| UCID | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Unique Claim Identifier | A unique identifier assigned by a payer for a claim received from a provider or subscriber. | |
| UDI | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Universal Device Identifier | An identifier assigned to a device using the Unique Device Identification framework as defined by IMDRF (http://imdrf.org). | |
| UPIN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Medicare/CMS (formerly HCFA)'s Universal Physician Identification numbers | An identifier for a provider within the CMS/Medicare program. A globally unique identifier for the provider in the Medicare program. | |
| USID | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Unique Specimen ID | A unique identifier for a specimen. | |
| VN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Visit number | Visit number | |
| VP | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Visitor Permit | A number associated with a document identifying a person as a visitor of a jurisdiction or country. | |
| VS | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | VISA | VISA | |
| WC | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | WIC identifier | WIC identifier | |
| WCN | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Workers' Comp Number | Workers' Comp Number | |
| WP | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Work Permit | A number associated with a permit for a person who is granted permission to work in a country for a specified time period. | |
| XV | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Health Plan Identifier | National unique health plan identifier required by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the US Realm. | |
| XX | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | Organization identifier | Organization identifier | |
| ZANR | http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/identifierTypeV170 | dentist identifier |
Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:
| Level | A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies |
| System | The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere) |
| Code | The code (used as the code in the resource instance) |
| Display | The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application |
| Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept |
| Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code |