Vocabulary Type | Code System - Representative |
Concept Domain | Administrative Sex |
Code System Name | |
Code System Identifier | |
Code System OID | |
HL7 Table Identifier | HL70001 |
Version | |
Status | Active |
Where Used | PID-8 |
Purpose and Use | Table of codes specifying a patient's sex. |
Code | Display | Definition | Deprecated |
---|---|---|---|
F | Female | Female | |
M | Male | Male | |
O | Other | Other | |
U | Unknown | Unknown | |
A | Ambiguous | Ambiguous | |
N | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
X | Non-Binary | Intended for situations where the gender or sex representation of the individual is not strictly male, or strictly female, and is driven by jurisdictional requirements, personal needs, or legal boundaries. |