0532

Expanded Yes/no Indicator

Introduced in v2.5· hl7· Steward: InM· universal· 9 values

This table expands on the original Yes/no indicator table by including "flavors of null". It is intended to be applied to fields where the response is not limited to "yes" or "no".

Use Case: A reporting facility/person has little or no information on a particular event or outcome and these are reported as unknown for public health reporting purposes.

OID & Vocabulary Information

THO Canonical URL (v2.0.0)
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0532
Table OID
2.16.840.1.113883.12.532
Codesystem OID (v1)
2.16.840.1.113883.18.347
Value Set OID
2.16.840.1.113883.21.363
Binding
universal
Expansion
All codes from codesystem
Where Used
Numerous locations
UTG Code Table
prev version
Special Values
Contains "Unknown"
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ASKU
asked but unknown
Usage: Information was sought but not found (e.g., patient was asked but didn't know
N
No
NA
not applicable
Usage: No proper value is applicable in this context (e.g., last menstrual period for a male)
NASK
not asked
Usage: This information has not been sought (e.g., patient was not asked
NAV
temporarily unavailable
Usage: Information is not available at this time but it is expected that it will be available later
NI
No Information
Usage: No information whatsoever can be inferred from this exceptional value. This is the most general exceptional value. It is also the default exceptional value
NP
not present
Usage: Obsolete as of v2.7.
THO: Obsolete as of v 2.7.
UNK
unknown
Usage: A proper value is applicable, but not known
Y
Yes
9 codes