US Veterans Health Administration FHIR Map Set Implementation Guide
1.3.1 - 250401 United States of America flag

Publication Build: This will be filled in by the publication tooling

ValueSet: ethnicityCategory FHIR

Official URL: http://va.gov/fhir/ValueSet/ethnicityCategory Version: 1.3.1
Active as of 2025-03-31 Computable Name: EthnicityCategory

FHIR Target ValueSet for Terminology Maps VF_ethnicityCategory

References

This value set contains the valid values for FHIR. The source values from VistA are mapped to these values in the linked ConceptMap.

Logical Definition (CLD)

Generated Narrative: ValueSet ethnicityCategory

This value set includes codes based on the following rules:

  • Include these codes as defined in http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-NullFlavor
    CodeDisplayDefinition
    UNKunknown**Description:**A proper value is applicable, but not known.

    **Usage Notes**: This means the actual value is not known. If the only thing that is unknown is how to properly express the value in the necessary constraints (value set, datatype, etc.), then the OTH or UNC flavor should be used. No properties should be included for a datatype with this property unless:

    1. Those properties themselves directly translate to a semantic of "unknown". (E.g. a local code sent as a translation that conveys 'unknown')
    2. Those properties further qualify the nature of what is unknown. (E.g. specifying a use code of "H" and a URL prefix of "tel:" to convey that it is the home phone number that is unknown.)
    ASKUasked but unknownInformation was sought but not found (e.g., patient was asked but didn't know)
  • Include these codes as defined in urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.6.238
    CodeDisplayDefinition
    2135-2 Hispanic or Latino Hispanic or Latino
    2186-5 Not Hispanic or Latino Note that this term remains in the table for completeness, even though within HL7, the notion of "not otherwise coded" term is deprecated.

 

Expansion

ValueSet

This value set contains 4 concepts

CodeSystemDisplay (en-US)Definition
  UNKhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-NullFlavorunknown

**Description:**A proper value is applicable, but not known.

Usage Notes: This means the actual value is not known. If the only thing that is unknown is how to properly express the value in the necessary constraints (value set, datatype, etc.), then the OTH or UNC flavor should be used. No properties should be included for a datatype with this property unless:

  1. Those properties themselves directly translate to a semantic of "unknown". (E.g. a local code sent as a translation that conveys 'unknown')
  2. Those properties further qualify the nature of what is unknown. (E.g. specifying a use code of "H" and a URL prefix of "tel:" to convey that it is the home phone number that is unknown.)
  ASKUhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-NullFlavorasked but unknown

Information was sought but not found (e.g., patient was asked but didn't know)

  2135-2urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.6.238

Hispanic or Latino

  2186-5urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.6.238

Note that this term remains in the table for completeness, even though within HL7, the notion of "not otherwise coded" term is deprecated.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code