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FHIR-OBSERVATION-CATEGORY

FHIR Observation category code system terminology, healthcare domain.

Definition

HL7 ValueSet used in FHIR Observation.category. Codes: vital-signs, laboratory, imaging, procedure, survey, exam, therapy, activity, social-history. Enables observation filtering and aggregation in a patient record.

Origin

Published by HL7 in FHIR R4 (2019) and FHIR R5 (2023).

Example in context

{ "resourceType": "Observation", "category": [{"coding":[{"system":"http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category","code":"vital-signs"}]}] }

  • HL7 FHIR — parent specification.
  • LOINC — complementary observation.code.

Last updated: May 15, 2026