HL7 V2 | TABLE 0550

Table 0550: Body Parts

HL7-defined table of codes used to specify the part of the body.

Type: HL7-defined
Codes: 442
Introduced: HL7 v2.5
Used in: RXR-2
FHIR code system: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0550
THO code system: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0550
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.18.356

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

Codes

Code	Meaning	FHIR code
`JUGE`	Jugular, External	`JUGE`
`ADB`	Abdomen	`ADB`
`ACET`	Acetabulum	`ACET`
`ACHIL`	Achilles	`ACHIL`
`ADE`	Adenoids	`ADE`
`ADR`	Adrenal	`ADR`
`AMN`	Amniotic fluid	`AMN`
`AMS`	Amniotic Sac	`AMS`
`ANAL`	Anal	`ANAL`
`ANKL`	Ankle	`ANKL`
`ANTEC`	Antecubital	`ANTEC`
`ANTECF`	Antecubital Fossa	`ANTECF`
`ANTR`	Antrum	`ANTR`
`ANUS`	Anus	`ANUS`
`AORTA`	Aorta	`AORTA`
`AR`	Aortic Rim	`AR`
`AV`	Aortic Valve	`AV`
`APDX`	Appendix	`APDX`
`AREO`	Areola	`AREO`
`ARM`	Arm	`ARM`
`ARTE`	Artery	`ARTE`
`ASCIT`	Ascites	`ASCIT`
`ASCT`	Ascitic Fluid	`ASCT`
`ATR`	Atrium	`ATR`
`AURI`	Auricular	`AURI`
`AXI`	Axilla	`AXI`
`BACK`	Back	`BACK`
`BARTD`	Bartholin Duct	`BARTD`
`BARTG`	Bartholin Gland	`BARTG`
`BRTGF`	Bartholin Gland Fluid	`BRTGF`
`BPH`	Basophils	`BPH`
`BID`	Bile Duct	`BID`
`BIFL`	Bile fluid	`BIFL`
`BLAD`	Bladder	`BLAD`
`BLOOD`	Blood	`BLOOD`
`BLDA`	Blood, Arterial	`BLDA`
`BLDC`	Blood, Capillary	`BLDC`
`BLDV`	Blood, Venous	`BLDV`
`CBLD`	Blood, Cord	`CBLD`
`BLD`	Blood, Whole	`BLD`
`BDY`	Body, Whole	`BDY`
`BON`	Bone	`BON`
`BMAR`	Bone marrow	`BMAR`
`BOWEL`	Bowel	`BOWEL`
`BOWLA`	Bowel, Large	`BOWLA`
`BOWSM`	Bowel, Small	`BOWSM`
`BRA`	Brachial	`BRA`
`BRAIN`	Brain	`BRAIN`
`BCYS`	Brain Cyst Fluid	`BCYS`
`BRST`	Breast	`BRST`
`BRSTFL`	Breast fluid	`BRSTFL`
`BRO`	Bronchial	`BRO`
`BROCH`	Bronchiole/Bronchiolar	`BROCH`
`BRONC`	Bronchus/Bronchial	`BRONC`
`BRV`	Broviac	`BRV`
`BUCCA`	Buccal	`BUCCA`
`BURSA`	Bursa	`BURSA`
`BURSF`	Bursa Fluid	`BURSF`
`BUTT`	Buttocks	`BUTT`
`CALF`	Calf	`CALF`
`CANAL`	Canal	`CANAL`
`CANLI`	Canaliculis	`CANLI`
`CNL`	Cannula	`CNL`
`CANTH`	Canthus	`CANTH`
`CDM`	Cardiac Muscle	`CDM`
`CARO`	Carotid	`CARO`
`CARP`	Carpal	`CARP`
`CAVIT`	Cavity	`CAVIT`
`CHE`	Cavity, Chest	`CHE`
`CECUM`	Cecum/Cecal	`CECUM`
`CSF`	Cerebral Spinal Fluid	`CSF`
`CVX`	Cervix	`CVX`
`CERVUT`	Cervix/Uterus	`CERVUT`
`CHEEK`	Cheek	`CHEEK`
`CHES`	Chest	`CHES`
`CHEST`	Chest Tube	—
`CHIN`	Chin	`CHIN`
`CIRCU`	Circumcision Site	`CIRCU`
`CLAVI`	Clavicle/Clavicular	`CLAVI`
`CLITO`	Clitoral	`CLITO`
`CLIT`	Clitoris	`CLIT`
`COCCG`	Coccygeal	`COCCG`
`COCCY`	Coccyx	`COCCY`
`COLON`	Colon	`COLON`
`COLOS`	Colostomy	`COLOS`
`COS`	Colostomy Stoma	`COS`
`CDUCT`	Common Duct	`CDUCT`
`CONJ`	Conjunctiva	`CONJ`
`CORAL`	Coral	`CORAL`
`COR`	Cord	`COR`
`CORD`	Cord Blood	`CORD`
`CORN`	Cornea	`CORN`
`CRANE`	Cranium, ethmoid	`CRANE`
`CRANF`	Cranium, frontal	`CRANF`
`CRANO`	Cranium, occipital	`CRANO`
`CRANP`	Cranium, parietal	`CRANP`
`CRANS`	Cranium, sphenoid	`CRANS`
`CRANT`	Cranium, temporal	`CRANT`
`CUBIT`	Cubitus	`CUBIT`
`CUFF`	Cuff	`CUFF`
`CULD`	Cul De Sac	`CULD`
`CULDO`	Culdocentesis	`CULDO`
`DELT`	Deltoid	`DELT`
`DENTA`	Dental	`DENTA`
`DEN`	Dental Gingiva	`DEN`
`DIAF`	Dialysis Fluid	`DIAF`
`DPH`	Diaphragm	`DPH`
`DIGIT`	Digit	`DIGIT`
`DISC`	Disc	`DISC`
`DORS`	Dorsum/Dorsal	`DORS`
`DUFL`	Duodenal Fluid	`DUFL`
`DUODE`	Duodenum/Duodenal	`DUODE`
`DUR`	Dura	`DUR`
`EAR`	Ear	`EAR`
`EARBI`	Ear bone, incus	`EARBI`
`EARBM`	Ear bone, malleus	`EARBM`
`EARBS`	Ear bone,stapes	`EARBS`
`EARLO`	Ear Lobe	`EARLO`
`ELBOW`	Elbow	`ELBOW`
`ELBOWJ`	Elbow Joint	`ELBOWJ`
`ENDC`	Endocardium	`ENDC`
`EC`	Endocervical	`EC`
`EOLPH`	endolpthamitis	`EOLPH`
`ENDM`	Endometrium	`ENDM`
`ET`	Endotracheal	`ET`
`EUR`	Endourethral	`EUR`
`EOS`	Eosinophils	`EOS`
`EPICA`	Epicardial	`EPICA`
`EPICM`	Epicardium	`EPICM`
`EPD`	Epididymis	`EPD`
`EPIDU`	Epidural	`EPIDU`
`EPIGL`	Epiglottis	`EPIGL`
`ESOPG`	Esophageal	`ESOPG`
`ESO`	Esophagus	`ESO`
`ETHMO`	Ethmoid	`ETHMO`
`EYE`	Eye	`EYE`
`BROW`	Eyebrow	`BROW`
`EYELI`	Eyelid	`EYELI`
`FACE`	Face	`FACE`
`FBINC`	Facial bone, inferior nasal concha	`FBINC`
`FBLAC`	Facial bone, lacrimal	`FBLAC`
`FBMAX`	Facial bone, maxilla	`FBMAX`
`FBNAS`	Facial bone, nasal	`FBNAS`
`FBPAL`	Facial bone, palatine	`FBPAL`
`FBVOM`	Facial bone, vomer	`FBVOM`
`FBZYG`	Facial bone, zygomatic	`FBZYG`
`FALLT`	Fallopian Tube	`FALLT`
`FEMOR`	Femoral	`FEMOR`
`FMH`	Femoral Head	`FMH`
`FEMUR`	Femur	`FEMUR`
`FET`	Fetus	`FET`
`FIBU`	Fibula	`FIBU`
`FING`	Finger	`FING`
`FINGN`	Finger Nail	`FINGN`
`FOL`	Follicle	`FOL`
`FOOT`	Foot	`FOOT`
`FOREA`	Forearm	`FOREA`
`FOREH`	Forehead	`FOREH`
`FORES`	Foreskin	`FORES`
`FOURC`	Fourchette	`FOURC`
`GB`	Gall Bladder	`GB`
`GEN`	Genital	`GEN`
`GVU`	Genital - Vulva	`GVU`
`GENC`	Genital Cervix	`GENC`
`GL`	Genital Lesion	`GL`
`GENL`	Genital Lochia	`GENL`
`GLAND`	Gland	`GLAND`
`GLANS`	Glans	`GLANS`
`GLUTE`	Gluteal	`GLUTE`
`GLUT`	Gluteus	`GLUT`
`GLUTM`	Gluteus Medius	`GLUTM`
`GROIN`	Groin	`GROIN`
`GUM`	Gum	`GUM`
`HAR`	Hair	`HAR`
`HAL`	Hallux	`HAL`
`HAND`	Hand	`HAND`
`HEAD`	Head	`HEAD`
`HART`	Heart	`HART`
`HV`	Heart Valve	`HV`
`HVB`	Heart Valve, Bicuspid	`HVB`
`HVT`	Heart Valve, Tricuspid	`HVT`
`HEEL`	Heel	`HEEL`
`HEM`	Hemorrhoid	`HEM`
`HIP`	Hip	`HIP`
`HIPJ`	Hip Joint	`HIPJ`
`HUMER`	Humerus	`HUMER`
`HYMEN`	Hymen	`HYMEN`
`ILC`	Ileal Conduit	`ILC`
`ILE`	Ileal Loop	`ILE`
`ILEOS`	Ileostomy	`ILEOS`
`ILEUM`	Ileum	`ILEUM`
`ILIAC`	Iliac	`ILIAC`
`ILCR`	Iliac Crest	`ILCR`
`ILCON`	Ilical Conduit	`ILCON`
`INGUI`	Inguinal	`INGUI`
`JUGI`	Jugular, Internal	`JUGI`
`INT`	Intestine	`INT`
`ICX`	Intracervical	`ICX`
`INASA`	Intranasal	`INASA`
`INTRU`	Intrauterine	`INTRU`
`INTRO`	Introitus	`INTRO`
`ISCHI`	Ischium	`ISCHI`
`JAW`	Jaw	`JAW`
`KIDN`	Kidney	—
`KNEE`	Knee	`KNEE`
`KNEEF`	Knee Fluid	`KNEEF`
`KNEEJ`	Knee Joint	`KNEEJ`
`LABIA`	Labia	`LABIA`
`LABMA`	Labia Majora	`LABMA`
`LABMI`	Labia Minora	`LABMI`
`LACRI`	Lacrimal	`LACRI`
`LAM`	Lamella	`LAM`
`INSTL`	Intestine, Large	`INSTL`
`LARYN`	Larynx	`LARYN`
`LEG`	Leg	`LEG`
`LENS`	Lens	`LENS`
`WBC`	Leukocytes	`WBC`
`LING`	Lingual	`LING`
`LINGU`	Lingula	`LINGU`
`LIP`	Lip	`LIP`
`STOOLL`	Liquid Stool	`STOOLL`
`LIVER`	Liver	`LIVER`
`LOBE`	Lobe	`LOBE`
`LOCH`	Lochia	`LOCH`
`ISH`	Loop, Ishial	`ISH`
`LUMBA`	Lumbar	`LUMBA`
`LMN`	Lumen	`LMN`
`LUNG`	Lung	`LUNG`
`LN`	Lymph Node	`LN`
`LNG`	Lymph Node, Groin	`LNG`
`LYM`	Lymphocytes	`LYM`
`MAC`	Macrophages	`MAC`
`MALLE`	Malleolus	`MALLE`
`MANDI`	Mandible/Mandibular	`MANDI`
`MAR`	Marrow	`MAR`
`MAST`	Mastoid	`MAST`
`MAXIL`	Maxilla/Maxillary	`MAXIL`
`MAXS`	Maxillary Sinus	`MAXS`
`MEATU`	Meatus	`MEATU`
`MEC`	Meconium	`MEC`
`MEDST`	Mediastinum	`MEDST`
`MEDU`	Medullary	`MEDU`
`MOU`	Membrane	`MOU`
`MPB`	Meninges	`MPB`
`METAC`	Metacarpal	`METAC`
`METAT`	Metatarsal	`METAT`
`MILK`	Milk, Breast	`MILK`
`MITRL`	Mitral Valve	`MITRL`
`MOLAR`	Molar	`MOLAR`
`MP`	Mons Pubis	`MP`
`MONSU`	Mons Ureteris	`MONSU`
`MONSV`	Mons Veneris(Mons Pubis)	`MONSV`
`MOUTH`	Mouth	`MOUTH`
`MRSA2`	Mrsa:	`MRSA2`
`MYO`	Myocardium	`MYO`
`NAIL`	Nail	`NAIL`
`NAILB`	Nail Bed	`NAILB`
`NAILF`	Nail, Finger	`NAILF`
`NAILT`	Nail, Toe	`NAILT`
`NARES`	Nares	`NARES`
`NASL`	Nasal	`NASL`
`NSS`	Nasal Septum	`NSS`
`NLACR`	Nasolacrimal	`NLACR`
`NP`	Nasopharyngeal/Nasopharynx	`NP`
`NTRAC`	Nasotracheal	`NTRAC`
`NAVEL`	Navel	`NAVEL`
`NECK`	Neck	`NECK`
`NERVE`	Nerve	`NERVE`
`NIPPL`	Nipple	`NIPPL`
`NOS`	Nose (Nasal Passage)	`NOS`
`NOSE`	Nose/Nose(outside)	`NOSE`
`NOSTR`	Nostril	`NOSTR`
`OCCIP`	Occipital	`OCCIP`
`OLECR`	Olecranon	`OLECR`
`OMEN`	Omentum	`OMEN`
`ORBIT`	Orbit/Orbital	`ORBIT`
`ORO`	Oropharynx	`ORO`
`OSCOX`	Os coxa (pelvic girdle)	`OSCOX`
`OVARY`	Ovary	`OVARY`
`PALAT`	Palate	`PALAT`
`PLATH`	Palate, Hard	`PLATH`
`PLATS`	Palate, Soft	`PLATS`
`PALM`	Palm	`PALM`
`PANCR`	Pancreas	`PANCR`
`PAFL`	Pancreatic Fluid	`PAFL`
`PAS`	Parasternal	`PAS`
`PARAT`	Paratracheal	`PARAT`
`PARIE`	Parietal	`PARIE`
`PARON`	Paronychia	`PARON`
`PAROT`	Parotid/Parotid Gland	`PAROT`
`PATEL`	Patella	`PATEL`
`PELV`	Pelvis	`PELV`
`PENSH`	Penile Shaft	`PENSH`
`PENIS`	Penis	`PENIS`
`PANAL`	Perianal/Perirectal	`PANAL`
`PERI`	Pericardial Fluid	`PERI`
`PCARD`	Pericardium	`PCARD`
`PCLIT`	Periclitoral	`PCLIT`
`PERIH`	Perihepatic	`PERIH`
`PNEAL`	Perineal	`PNEAL`
`PERIN`	Perineal Abscess	`PERIN`
`PNEPH`	Perinephric	`PNEPH`
`PNM`	Perineum	`PNM`
`PORBI`	Periorbital	`PORBI`
`PERRA`	Perirectal	`PERRA`
`PERIS`	Perisplenic	`PERIS`
`PER`	Peritoneal	`PER`
`PERT`	Peritoneal Fluid	`PERT`
`PERIT`	Peritoneum	`PERIT`
`PTONS`	Peritonsillar	`PTONS`
`PERIU`	Periurethal	`PERIU`
`PERIV`	Perivesicular	`PERIV`
`PHALA`	Phalanyx	`PHALA`
`PILO`	Pilonidal	`PILO`
`PINNA`	Pinna	`PINNA`
`PLC`	Placenta	`PLC`
`PLACF`	Placenta (Fetal Side)	`PLACF`
`PLACM`	Placenta (Maternal Side)	`PLACM`
`PLANT`	Plantar	`PLANT`
`PLEUR`	Pleura	`PLEUR`
`PLEU`	Pleural Fluid	`PLEU`
`PLR`	Pleural Fluid (Thoracentesis Fld)	`PLR`
`POPLI`	Popliteal	`POPLI`
`PREAU`	Preauricular	`PREAU`
`PRERE`	Prerenal	`PRERE`
`PRST`	Prostate Gland	`PRST`
`PROS`	Prostatic Fluid	`PROS`
`PUBIC`	Pubic	`PUBIC`
`PUL`	Pulmonary Artery	`PUL`
`RADI`	Radial	`RADI`
`RADIUS`	Radius	`RADIUS`
`RECTL`	Rectal	`RECTL`
`RECTU`	Rectum	`RECTU`
`RBC`	Red Blood Cells	`RBC`
`RENL`	Renal	`RENL`
`RNP`	Renal Pelvis	`RNP`
`RPERI`	Retroperitoneal	`RPERI`
`RIB`	Rib	`RIB`
`SACRA`	Sacral	`SACRA`
`SACRO`	Sacrococcygeal	`SACRO`
`SACIL`	Sacroiliac	`SACIL`
`SACRU`	Sacrum	`SACRU`
`SALGL`	Salivary Gland	`SALGL`
`SCALP`	Scalp	`SCALP`
`SCAPU`	Scapula/Scapular	`SCAPU`
`SCLER`	Sclera	`SCLER`
`SCROT`	Scrotum/Scrotal	`SCROT`
`SEMN`	Semen	`SEMN`
`SEM`	Seminal Fluid	`SEM`
`SEPTU`	Septum/Septal	`SEPTU`
`SEROM`	Seroma	`SEROM`
`SHIN`	Shin	`SHIN`
`SHOLJ`	Sholder Joint	`SHOLJ`
`SHOL`	Shoulder	`SHOL`
`SIGMO`	Sigmoid	`SIGMO`
`SINUS`	Sinus	`SINUS`
`SKM`	Skeletal Muscle	`SKM`
`SKENE`	Skene's Gland	`SKENE`
`SKULL`	Skull	`SKULL`
`INSTS`	Intestine, Small	`INSTS`
`SOLE`	Sole	`SOLE`
`SPRM`	Spermatozoa	`SPRM`
`SPHEN`	Sphenoid	`SPHEN`
`SPCOR`	Spinal Cord	`SPCOR`
`SPLN`	Spleen	`SPLN`
`STER`	Sternum/Sternal	`STER`
`STOM`	Stoma	`STOM`
`USTOM`	Stoma, Urinary	`USTOM`
`STOMA`	Stomach	`STOMA`
`STUMP`	Stump	`STUMP`
`SCLV`	Sub Clavian	`SCLV`
`SDP`	Subdiaphramatic	`SDP`
`SUB`	Subdural	`SUB`
`SUBD`	Subdural Fluid	`SUBD`
`SGF`	Subgaleal Fluid	`SGF`
`SUBM`	Submandibular	`SUBM`
`SUBX`	Submaxillary	`SUBX`
`SUBME`	Submental	`SUBME`
`SUBPH`	Subphrenic	`SUBPH`
`SPX`	Supra Cervical	`SPX`
`SCLAV`	Supraclavicle/Supraclavicular	`SCLAV`
`SUPRA`	Suprapubic	`SUPRA`
`SUPB`	Suprapubic Specimen	`SUPB`
`SWT`	Sweat	`SWT`
`SWTG`	Sweat Gland	`SWTG`
`SYNOL`	Synovial	`SYNOL`
`SYN`	Synovial Fluid	`SYN`
`SYNOV`	Synovium	`SYNOV`
`TARS`	Tarsal	`TARS`
`TDUCT`	Tear Duct	`TDUCT`
`TEAR`	Tears	`TEAR`
`TEMPL`	Temple	`TEMPL`
`TEMPO`	Temporal	`TEMPO`
`TML`	Temporal Lobe	`TML`
`TESTI`	Testicle(Testis)	`TESTI`
`THIGH`	Thigh	`THIGH`
`THORA`	Thorax/Thoracic/Thoracentesis	`THORA`
`THRB`	Throat	`THRB`
`THUMB`	Thumb	`THUMB`
`TNL`	Thumbnail	`TNL`
`THM`	Thymus	`THM`
`THYRD`	Thyroid	`THYRD`
`TIBIA`	Tibia	`TIBIA`
`TOE`	Toe	`TOE`
`TOEN`	Toe Nail	`TOEN`
`TONG`	Tongue	`TONG`
`TONS`	Tonsil	`TONS`
`TOOTH`	Tooth	`TOOTH`
`TSK`	Tooth Socket	`TSK`
`TRCHE`	Trachea/Tracheal	`TRCHE`
`TBRON`	Transbronchial	`TBRON`
`TCN`	Transcarina Asp	`TCN`
`ULNA`	Ulna/Ulnar	`ULNA`
`UMB`	Umbilical Blood	`UMB`
`UMBL`	Umbilicus/Umbilical	`UMBL`
`URET`	Ureter	`URET`
`URTH`	Urethra	`URTH`
`UTERI`	Uterine	`UTERI`
`SAC`	Uterine Cul/De/Sac	`SAC`
`UTER`	Uterus	`UTER`
`VAGIN`	Vagina/Vaginal	`VAGIN`
`VCUFF`	Vaginal Cuff	`VCUFF`
`VGV`	Vaginal Vault	`VGV`
`VAL`	Valve	`VAL`
`VAS`	Vas Deferens	`VAS`
`VASTL`	Vastus Lateralis	`VASTL`
`VAULT`	Vault	`VAULT`
`VEIN`	Vein	`VEIN`
`VENTG`	Ventragluteal	`VENTG`
`VCSF`	Ventricular CSF	`VCSF`
`VERMI`	Vermis Cerebelli	`VERMI`
`VERTC`	Vertebra, cervical	`VERTC`
`VERTL`	Vertebra, lumbar	`VERTL`
`VERTT`	Vertebra, thoracic	`VERTT`
`VESI`	Vesicle	`VESI`
`VESCL`	Vesicular	`VESCL`
`VESFLD`	Vesicular Fluid	`VESFLD`
`VESTI`	Vestibule(Genital)	`VESTI`
`VITR`	Vitreous Fluid	`VITR`
`VOC`	Vocal Cord	`VOC`
`VULVA`	Vulva	`VULVA`
`WRIST`	Wrist	`WRIST`

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

Where it's used

Element	Name	FHIR (v2-to-FHIR mapping)
`RXR-2`	Administration Site	`Immunization.site` `MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.site`

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.