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HL7 V2 | TABLE 0403

Table 0403: Language Ability

Table of codes which specify codes that indicate the ability that a Staff Member possesses with respect to the language.

Type
User-defined (site-defined)
Codes
5
Introduced
HL7 v2.4
Used in
LAN-3
THO code system
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0403
OID
2.16.840.1.113883.18.252

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

CodeMeaning
1Read
2Write
3Speak
4Understand
5Sign

Where it's used

ElementNameFHIR (v2-to-FHIR mapping)
LAN-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.