Reference record for OID 2.16.840.1.113883.18.197

Parent

2.16.840.1.113883.18 (18, v2CodeSystemsRoot)

Node code

197

Node names

LocationCharacteristic
v2-0324
locationCharacteristic

Numeric OID

2.16.840.1.113883.18.197

URN notation

urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.197

ASN.1 notation

{2 16 840 1 113883 18 197}

{joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) v2-0324(197)}
{joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) locationCharacteristic(197)}
{joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16) us-joint(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) v2-0324(197)}
{joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16) us-joint(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) locationCharacteristic(197)}
{joint-iso-ccitt(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) v2-0324(197)}
{joint-iso-ccitt(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) locationCharacteristic(197)}
{joint-iso-ccitt(2) country(16) us-joint(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) v2-0324(197)}
{joint-iso-ccitt(2) country(16) us-joint(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) locationCharacteristic(197)}

OID-IRI notation

/2/16/840/1/113883/18/197
/Country/840/1/113883/18/197
/Joint-ISO-ITU-T/16/840/1/113883/18/197

Named path variants

/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/hl7/18/LocationCharacteristic
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/hl7/18/v2-0324
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/hl7/18/locationCharacteristic
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/hl7/v2CodeSystemsRoot/LocationCharacteristic
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/hl7/v2CodeSystemsRoot/v2-0324
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/hl7/v2CodeSystemsRoot/locationCharacteristic
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/HL7/18/LocationCharacteristic
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/HL7/18/v2-0324
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/HL7/18/locationCharacteristic
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/HL7/v2CodeSystemsRoot/LocationCharacteristic
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/HL7/v2CodeSystemsRoot/v2-0324
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/HL7/v2CodeSystemsRoot/locationCharacteristic
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us-joint/organization/hl7/18/LocationCharacteristic
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us-joint/organization/hl7/18/v2-0324
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us-joint/organization/hl7/18/locationCharacteristic
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us-joint/organization/hl7/v2CodeSystemsRoot/LocationCharacteristic
Additional combinations skipped.

Descriptions

locationCharacteristic — HL7 International OID Registry

Code system of concepts specifying an identifier code to show which characteristic is being communicated with the segment. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the Location Characteristic (LCH) segment.

Source records

locationCharacteristic

Status in source: complete.

Names: locationCharacteristic

Technical details

{
  "organization": "HL7 International",
  "coding_system_name": "Location Characteristic ID",
  "published_oid_type": "18"
}

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Source version and references

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LocationCharacteristic, v2-0324

Status in source: active.

Names: LocationCharacteristic, v2-0324

Technical details

{
  "url": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0324",
  "date": "2019-12-01",
  "title": "locationCharacteristic",
  "status": "active",
  "contact": [
    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "value": "http://hl7.org",
          "system": "url"
        },
        {
          "value": "hq@HL7.org",
          "system": "email"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "purpose": "Underlying Master Code System for V2 table 0324 (Location Characteristic ID)",
  "version": "3.0.0",
  "copyright": "This material derives from the HL7 Terminology (THO). THO is copyright ©1989+ Health Level Seven International and is made available under the CC0 designation. For more licensing information see: https://terminology.hl7.org/license.html",
  "publisher": "Health Level Seven International",
  "experimental": false,
  "caseSensitive": true,
  "compositional": false,
  "resource_type": "CodeSystem",
  "versionNeeded": false,
  "oid_identifier": {
    "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.197",
    "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986"
  },
  "hierarchyMeaning": "is-a"
}

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First Registration Authority (inferred from ancestor 2.16.840.1.113883)

W. Ted Klein

Current Registration Authority (inferred from ancestor 2.16.840.1.113883.18)

HL7 International

Siblings (445)

OID	Name	Description
2.16.840.1.113883.18.1	sex	Sex
2.16.840.1.113883.18.2	administrativeSex, AdministrativeSex, v2-0001	Administrative sex
2.16.840.1.113883.18.3	problemGoalActionCode, ProblemGoalAction, v2-0287, problem-goalAction	Health Level 7 (HL7) Table 0287 – Problem/goal action code
2.16.840.1.113883.18.4	Event, v2-0003, eventType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.5	PatientClass, v2-0004, patientClass
2.16.840.1.113883.18.6	ethnicGroup
2.16.840.1.113883.18.7	religion
2.16.840.1.113883.18.8	Religion2, v2-0006, religion2
2.16.840.1.113883.18.9	AdmissionType, v2-0007, admissionType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.10	AcknowledgmentCodes, v2-0008, acknowledgmentCodes
2.16.840.1.113883.18.11	AmbulatoryStatus, v2-0009, ambulatoryStatus
2.16.840.1.113883.18.12	StockLocation, v2-0012, stockLocation
2.16.840.1.113883.18.13	TransactionType, v2-0017, transactionType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.14	admitSource
2.16.840.1.113883.18.15	Priority, v2-0027, priority
2.16.840.1.113883.18.16	Route, v2-0033, route
2.16.840.1.113883.18.17	SiteAdministered, v2-0034, siteAdministered
2.16.840.1.113883.18.18	OrderStatus, v2-0038, orderStatus
2.16.840.1.113883.18.19	conditionCodes
2.16.840.1.113883.18.20	WhatSubjectFilter, v2-0048, whatSubjectFilter
2.16.840.1.113883.18.21	DiagnosisType, v2-0052, diagnosisType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.22	CheckDigitScheme, v2-0061, checkDigitScheme
2.16.840.1.113883.18.23	EventReason, v2-0062, eventReason
2.16.840.1.113883.18.24	Relationship, v2-0063, relationship
2.16.840.1.113883.18.25	SpecimenAction, v2-0065, specimenAction
2.16.840.1.113883.18.26	EmploymentStatus, v2-0066, employmentStatus
2.16.840.1.113883.18.27	HospitalService, v2-0069, hospitalService
2.16.840.1.113883.18.28	SpecimenSourceCodes, v2-0070, specimenSourceCodes
2.16.840.1.113883.18.29	DiagnosticServiceSectionId, v2-0074, diagnosticServiceSectionId
2.16.840.1.113883.18.30	MessageType, v2-0076, messageType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.31	interpretationCodes
2.16.840.1.113883.18.32	NatureOfAbnormalTesting, v2-0080, natureOfAbnormalTesting
2.16.840.1.113883.18.33	OutlierType, v2-0083, outlierType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.34	ObservationResultStatusCodesInterpretation, v2-0085, observationResultStatusCodesInterpretation
2.16.840.1.113883.18.35	QueryPriority, v2-0091, queryPriority
2.16.840.1.113883.18.36	ReAdmissionIndicator, v2-0092, re-admissionIndicator
2.16.840.1.113883.18.37	TypeOfAgreement, v2-0098, typeOfAgreement
2.16.840.1.113883.18.38	InvocationEvent, v2-0100, invocationEvent
2.16.840.1.113883.18.39	DelayedAcknowledgmentType, v2-0102, delayedAcknowledgmentType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.40	ProcessingId, v2-0103, processingId
2.16.840.1.113883.18.41	VersionId, v2-0104, versionId
2.16.840.1.113883.18.42	SourceOfComment, v2-0105, sourceOfComment
2.16.840.1.113883.18.43	QueryResponseFormat, v2-0106, queryResponseFormat
2.16.840.1.113883.18.44	DeferredResponseType, v2-0107, deferredResponseType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.45	QueryResultsLevel, v2-0108, queryResultsLevel
2.16.840.1.113883.18.46	ReportPriority, v2-0109, reportPriority
2.16.840.1.113883.18.47	BedStatus, v2-0116, bedStatus
2.16.840.1.113883.18.48	OrderControlCodes, v2-0119, orderControlCodes
2.16.840.1.113883.18.49	ResponseFlag, v2-0121, responseFlag
2.16.840.1.113883.18.50	ChargeType, v2-0122, chargeType