HL7 V2 | TABLE 0260
Table 0260: Patient Location Type
Table of codes used to identify the kind of location described in the location definition.
- Type
- User-defined (site-defined)
- Codes
- 8
- Introduced
- HL7 v2.3
- Used in
- LOC-3
- THO code system
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0260- OID
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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 |
|---|---|
N | Nursing Unit |
R | Room |
B | Bed |
E | Exam Room |
O | Operating Room |
C | Clinic |
D | Department |
L | Other Location |
Where it's used
| Element | Name | FHIR (v2-to-FHIR mapping) |
|---|---|---|
LOC-3 | — |
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, published by HL7 International under CC0. Check your trading partner's specification for the values they actually send.