HL7 V2 | TABLE 0163

Table 0163: Body Site

HL7-defined table of codes that specify a body site from which a specimen is obtained.

Type: HL7-defined
Codes: 56
Introduced: HL7 v2.2
Used in: OBX-20, CH7
FHIR code system: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0163
THO code system: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0163
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.18.81

HL7-defined: The standard fixes the values. PipeHat flags codes outside this list as warnings.

Codes

Code	Meaning	FHIR code	Status
`LNB`	Nebulized	—	Deprecated in v2.9
`LV`	Left Vastus Lateralis	—	Deprecated in v2.9
`BE`	Bilateral Ears	`BE`
`OU`	Bilateral Eyes	`OU`
`BN`	Bilateral Nares	`BN`
`BU`	Buttock	`BU`
`CT`	Chest Tube	`CT`
`LA`	Left Arm	`LA`
`LAC`	Left Anterior Chest	`LAC`
`LACF`	Left Antecubital Fossa	`LACF`
`LD`	Left Deltoid	`LD`
`LE`	Left Ear	`LE`
`LEJ`	Left External Jugular	`LEJ`
`OS`	Left Eye	`OS`
`LF`	Left Foot	`LF`
`LG`	Left Gluteus Medius	`LG`
`LH`	Left Hand	`LH`
`LIJ`	Left Internal Jugular	`LIJ`
`LLAQ`	Left Lower Abd Quadrant	`LLAQ`
`LLFA`	Left Lower Forearm	`LLFA`
`LMFA`	Left Mid Forearm	`LMFA`
`LN`	Left Naris	`LN`
`LPC`	Left Posterior Chest	`LPC`
`LSC`	Left Subclavian	`LSC`
`LT`	Left Thigh	`LT`
`LUA`	Left Upper Arm	`LUA`
`LUAQ`	Left Upper Abd Quadrant	`LUAQ`
`LUFA`	Left Upper Forearm	`LUFA`
`LVG`	Left Ventragluteal	`LVG`
`LVL`	Left Vastus Lateralis	`LVL`
`NB`	Nebulized	`NB`
`PA`	Perianal	`PA`
`PERIN`	Perineal	`PERIN`
`RA`	Right Arm	`RA`
`RAC`	Right Anterior Chest	`RAC`
`RACF`	Right Antecubital Fossa	`RACF`
`RD`	Right Deltoid	`RD`
`RE`	Right Ear	`RE`
`REJ`	Right External Jugular	`REJ`
`OD`	Right Eye	`OD`
`RF`	Right Foot	`RF`
`RG`	Right Gluteus Medius	`RG`
`RH`	Right Hand	`RH`
`RIJ`	Right Internal Jugular	`RIJ`
`RLAQ`	Rt Lower Abd Quadrant	`RLAQ`
`RLFA`	Right Lower Forearm	`RLFA`
`RMFA`	Right Mid Forearm	`RMFA`
`RN`	Right Naris	`RN`
`RPC`	Right Posterior Chest	`RPC`
`RSC`	Right Subclavian	`RSC`
`RT`	Right Thigh	`RT`
`RUA`	Right Upper Arm	`RUA`
`RUAQ`	Right Upper Abd Quadrant	`RUAQ`
`RUFA`	Right Upper Forearm	`RUFA`
`RVL`	Right Vastus Lateralis	`RVL`
`RVG`	Right Ventragluteal	`RVG`

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

Where it's used

Element	Name	FHIR (v2-to-FHIR mapping)
`OBX-20`	Observation Site	`Observation.bodySite`
`CH7`		—

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.