HL7 V2 | TABLE 0185
Table 0185: Preferred Method of Contact
HL7-defined table of codes specifying which of a group of multiple phone numbers is the preferred method of contact for this person.
- Type
- HL7-defined
- Codes
- 6
- Introduced
- HL7 v2.2
- Used in
- STF-16, PRD-6, PRD-14, CTD-6
- FHIR code system
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0185- THO code system
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0185- OID
2.16.840.1.113883.18.98
HL7-defined: The standard fixes the values. PipeHat flags codes outside this list as warnings.
Codes
| Code | Meaning | FHIR code |
|---|---|---|
B | Beeper Number | B |
C | Cellular Phone Number | C |
E | E-Mail Address (for backward compatibility) | E |
F | FAX Number | F |
H | Home Phone Number | H |
O | Office Phone Number | O |
FHIR codes from the HL7 v2-to-FHIR concept map PreferredMethodOfContact (unconditional mappings only).
Where it's used
| Element | Name | FHIR (v2-to-FHIR mapping) |
|---|---|---|
STF-16 | — | |
PRD-6 | — | |
PRD-14 | — | |
CTD-6 | — |
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.