HL7 V2 | TABLE 0004
Table 0004: Patient Class
Table of codes used by systems to categorize patients by site in HL7 Version 2.x interfaces.
- Type
- User-defined (site-defined)
- Codes
- 9
- Introduced
- HL7 v2.1
- Used in
- PV1-2
- FHIR code system
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActCode- THO code system
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0004- OID
2.16.840.1.113883.18.5
User-defined (site-defined): HL7 suggests these values, and each site may use its own. PipeHat notes codes outside this list as information, not errors.
Codes
| Code | Meaning | FHIR code |
|---|---|---|
E | Emergency | EMER |
I | Inpatient | IMP |
O | Outpatient | AMB |
P | Preadmit | PRENC |
R | Recurring patient | R |
B | Obstetrics | B |
C | Commercial Account | C |
N | Not Applicable | N |
U | Unknown | U |
FHIR codes from the HL7 v2-to-FHIR concept map PatientClass (unconditional mappings only).
Where it's used
| Element | Name | FHIR (v2-to-FHIR mapping) |
|---|---|---|
PV1-2 | Patient Class | Encounter.class Encounter.status |
Elements with a dot (such as CX.5) are data type components, used wherever that data type appears.
Source: HL7 Terminology (THO) 7.4.0 and the HL7 v2-to-FHIR Implementation Guide 1.0.0, published by HL7 International under CC0. Check your trading partner's specification for the values they actually send.