Appendix 5 HL7 Code Tables

In HL7 V2.4 there are two table types, reflecting content ownership: HL7 defined and User-defined. Local implementation may further constrain these table types.

User-defined Tables

A user-defined table is a set of values that are locally or site defined.

HL7 Tables

An HL7 table is a set of values defined and published by HL7. They are a part of the HL7 Standard because they affect the interpretation of the messages that contain them. These values may not be redefined locally; however, the table itself may be extended to accommodate locally defined values. HL7 tables can be thought of as universally used tables.

Value	Description
BR	Brother
DC	Dependent child
EC	Emergency contact
EM	Employer
FA	Father
FR	Friend
MO	Mother
SI	Sister
SP	Spouse

Value	Description	Comment/Source	Category	Status
DCM	DICOM Controlled Terminology	Codes defined in DICOM Content Mapping Resource. Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM). NEMA Publication PS-3.16 National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). Rosslyn, VA, 22209. Available at: http://medical.nema.org	Specific Non-Drug Code	Active
I10	ICD-10	World Health Publications, Albany, NY.	Specific Non-Drug Code	Active
ICD10AM	ICD-10 Australian modification			Active
ISO+	ISO 2955.83 (units of measure) with HL7 extensions	See chapter 7 (V2.6), Section 7.4.2.6		Active
IUPP	IUPAC/IFCC Property Codes	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry/International Federation of Clinical Chemistry. The Silver Book: Compendium of terminology and nomenclature of properties in clinical laboratory sciences. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publishers, 1995. Henrik Olesen, M.D., D.M.Sc., Chairperson, Department of Clinical Chemistry, KK76.4.2, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, DK-2200, Copenhagen. http://inet.uni-c.dk/~qukb7642/	Specific Non-Drug Code	Active
LN	Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC®)	Regenstrief Institute, c/o LOINC, 1050 Wishard Blvd., 5th floor, Indianapolis, IN 46202. 317/630- 7433. Available from the Regenstrief Institute server at http://www.Regenstrief.org/loinc/loinc.htm. Also available via HL7 file server: FTP/Gopher (www.mcis.duke.edu/standards/termcode/loinclab and www.mcis.duke.edu/standards/termcode/loinclin) and World Wide Web (http://www.mcis.duke.edu/standards/termcode/loincl.htm). January 2000 version has identifiers, synonyms and cross-reference codes for reporting over 26,000 laboratory and related observations and 1,500 clinical measures.	Specific Non-Drug Code	Active
SCT	SNOMED Clinical Terms	SNOMED-CT concept identifier codes. SNOMED International, I325 Waukegan Rd, Northfield, IL, 60093, +1 800-323-4040, mailto:snomed@cap.org http://www.snomed.org	Specific Non-Drug Code	Active
UCUM	UCUM UCUM code set for units of measure(from Regenstrief)	Added by motion of VOCABULARY T.C. 20060308 14-0-3		Active
AUSPDI	Australian Pathology Display Interface (Display Segment)	Used in AS4700.2-2012		Active
HL7AU	HL7 Australia	Required for defining CEs eg. MSH-12 <internal version ID (CE)>	Specific Non-Drug Code

Value	Description
E	Emergency
I	Inpatient
O	Outpatient
S	Same day surgery

Appendix 5 HL7 Code Tables

User-defined Tables

HL7 Tables

Quick links to HL7 and User-Defined code Tables