HL7 V2 | TABLE 0009

Table 0009: Ambulatory Status

Table of codes specifying permanent or transient handicapped conditions of a person.

Type: User-defined (site-defined)
Codes: 16
Introduced: HL7 v2.1
Used in: PV1-15
FHIR code system: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/encounter-special-arrangements
THO code system: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0009
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.18.11

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
`A0`	No functional limitations	—
`A1`	Ambulates with assistive device	—
`A2`	Wheelchair/stretcher bound	`wheel`
`A3`	Comatose; non-responsive	`A3`
`A4`	Disoriented	`A4`
`A5`	Vision impaired	`A5`
`A6`	Hearing impaired	`A6`
`A7`	Speech impaired	`A7`
`A8`	Non-English speaking	`A8`
`A9`	Functional level unknown	`A9`
`B1`	Oxygen therapy	`B1`
`B2`	Special equipment (tubes, IVs, catheters)	`B2`
`B3`	Amputee	`B3`
`B4`	Mastectomy	`B4`
`B5`	Paraplegic	`B5`
`B6`	Pregnant	`B6`

FHIR codes from the HL7 v2-to-FHIR concept map AmbulatoryStatus (unconditional mappings only).

Where it's used

Element	Name	FHIR (v2-to-FHIR mapping)
`PV1-15`	Ambulatory Status	`Encounter.hospitalization.specialArrangement`

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.