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2.24.4 Data Type Profiles and Extensions

FHIR Infrastructure Work Group Maturity Level : N/A Standards Status : Informative

This page lists profiles and extensions defined in this specification itself for the data types. For background information, see Profiling Resources and Extensibility . Additional profiles and extensions may be found in published Implementation Guides , or in the Conformance resource registry .

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Primitive Types
Element instant time date dateTime decimal boolean integer string uri base64Binary code id oid unsignedInt positiveInt markdown url canonical uuid 		Complex Types
Element Identifier HumanName Address ContactPoint Timing Quantity SimpleQuantity Attachment Range Period Ratio CodeableConcept Coding SampledData Age Distance Duration Count Money MoneyQuantity Annotation Signature BackboneElement

2.24.4.1 Primitive Types

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
display Display Name for General Extensions for use by FHIR Implementers
iso21090-SC-coding SC-coding for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
quantity-precision precision for Common extensions for Quantity data type
relative-date Relative Date Criteria for General Extensions for use by FHIR Implementers
rendered-value Rendered Value for General Extensions for use by FHIR Implementers
rendering-markdown markdown for Extensions for rendering data elements
rendering-xhtml xhtml for Extensions for rendering data elements
translation Translation for General Extensions for use by FHIR Implementers
tz-code Timezone Code for General Extensions for use by FHIR Implementers
tz-offset Timezone Offset for General Extensions for use by FHIR Implementers

2.24.4.2 Attachment

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
cqf-citation citation for Clinical Reasoning Extensions
cqf-qualityOfEvidence qualityOfEvidence for Clinical Reasoning Extensions
cqf-strengthOfRecommendation strengthOfRecommendation for Clinical Reasoning Extensions

2.24.4.3 Identifier

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
identifier-validDate validDate for Common extensions for Identifier data type
rendered-value Rendered Value for General Extensions for use by FHIR Implementers

2.24.4.4 Coding

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
coding-sctdescid sctdescid for Common extensions for Coding data type
ordinalValue Ordinal Value for General Extensions for use by FHIR Implementers
valueset-reference reference for ValueSet HL7 Extensions

2.24.4.5 CodeableConcept

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
No Extensions defined for this type (though extensions on all Elements )

2.24.4.6 Quantity

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
iso21090-PQ-translation PQ-translation for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-uncertainty uncertainty for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-uncertaintyType uncertaintyType for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
Profile Name Rules Formal Definitions
Simple Quantity
id Level Location Description Expression
sqty-1 Rule (base) The comparator is not used on a SimpleQuantity comparator.empty() )
XML , JSON
Usage: Dosage , SampledData , Range , ActivityDefinition , CarePlan , Claim , ClaimResponse , Contract , Coverage , CoverageEligibilityRequest , ExplanationOfBenefit , Immunization , MedicationAdministration , MedicationDispense , MedicationKnowledge , MedicationRequest , NutritionIntake , NutritionOrder , Observation , Specimen , SpecimenDefinition , Substance , SupplyDelivery and VisionPrescription

2.24.4.7 Money

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
No Extensions defined for this type (though extensions on all Elements )

2.24.4.8 Range

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
No Extensions defined for this type (though extensions on all Elements )

2.24.4.9 Ratio

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
No Extensions defined for this type (though extensions on all Elements )

2.24.4.10 Period

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
No Extensions defined for this type (though extensions on all Elements )

2.24.4.11 SampledData

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
No Extensions defined for this type (though extensions on all Elements )

2.24.4.12 HumanName

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
humanname-assembly-order assembly-order for Common extensions for HumanName data type
humanname-fathers-family fathers-family for Common extensions for HumanName data type
humanname-mothers-family mothers-family for Common extensions for HumanName data type
humanname-own-name own-name for Common extensions for HumanName data type
humanname-own-prefix own-prefix for Common extensions for HumanName data type
humanname-partner-name partner-name for Common extensions for HumanName data type
humanname-partner-prefix partner-prefix for Common extensions for HumanName data type
iso21090-EN-qualifier EN-qualifier for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-EN-representation EN-representation for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-EN-use EN-use for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
language Human Language for General Extensions for use by FHIR Implementers

2.24.4.13 Address

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
geolocation Geolocation for General Extensions for use by FHIR Implementers
iso21090-AD-use AD-use for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-additionalLocator ADXP-additionalLocator for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-buildingNumberSuffix ADXP-buildingNumberSuffix for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-careOf ADXP-careOf for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-censusTract ADXP-censusTract for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-delimiter ADXP-delimiter for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-deliveryAddressLine ADXP-deliveryAddressLine for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-deliveryInstallationArea ADXP-deliveryInstallationArea for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-deliveryInstallationQualifier ADXP-deliveryInstallationQualifier for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-deliveryInstallationType ADXP-deliveryInstallationType for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-deliveryMode ADXP-deliveryMode for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-deliveryModeIdentifier ADXP-deliveryModeIdentifier for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-direction ADXP-direction for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-houseNumber ADXP-houseNumber for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-houseNumberNumeric ADXP-houseNumberNumeric for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-postBox ADXP-postBox for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-precinct ADXP-precinct for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-streetAddressLine ADXP-streetAddressLine for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-streetName ADXP-streetName for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-streetNameBase ADXP-streetNameBase for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-streetNameType ADXP-streetNameType for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-unitID ADXP-unitID for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
iso21090-ADXP-unitType ADXP-unitType for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions
language Human Language for General Extensions for use by FHIR Implementers

2.24.4.14 ContactPoint

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
contactpoint-area area for Common extensions for ContactPoint data type
contactpoint-country country for Common extensions for ContactPoint data type
contactpoint-extension extension for Common extensions for ContactPoint data type
contactpoint-local local for Common extensions for ContactPoint data type
iso21090-TEL-address TEL-address for ISO 21090 Data Type Extensions

2.24.4.15 Timing

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
timing-dayOfMonth dayOfMonth for Common extensions for Timing data type
timing-exact exact for Common extensions for Timing data type

2.24.4.16 Signature

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
No Extensions defined for this type (though extensions on all Elements )

2.24.4.17 Annotation

See also Base Definition , Examples , Detailed Descriptions , Mappings and R2 Conversions .

Extensions (+ see extensions on all Elements )
language Human Language for General Extensions for use by FHIR Implementers