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Duration Categories
Vocabulary Type Code System - Representative
Concept Domain Duration Categories
Code System Name
Code System Identifier
Code System OID
HL7 Table Identifier HL70255
Version
Status Active
Where Used OM1-43
Purpose and Use Table of codes used to classify an observation definition as intended to measure a patient's state at a point in time.


Duration Categories - Code System
Code Display Definition Deprecated
* (asterisk) Life of the "unit" (asterisk) Life of the "unit"
30M 30 minutes 30 minutes
1H 1 hour 1 hour
2H 2 hours 2 hours
2.5H 2 1/2 hours 2 1/2 hours
3H 3 hours 3 hours
4H 4 hours 4 hours
5H 5 hours 5 hours
6H 6 hours 6 hours
7H 7 hours 7 hours
8H 8 hours 8 hours
12H 12 hours 12 hours
24H 24 hours 24 hours
2D 2 days 2 days
3D 3 days 3 days
4D 4 days 4 days
5D 5 days 5 days
6D 6 days 6 days
1W 1 week 1 week
2W 2 weeks 2 weeks
3W 3 weeks 3 weeks
4W 4 weeks 4 weeks
1L 1 months (30 days) 1 months (30 days)
2L 2 months 2 months
3L 3 months 3 months
LU Life of the "unit" Life of the "unit" (for blood products).
PT point in time To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for "spot" or "random" as applied to urine measurements.