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RoleCode     
Lvl Type, Domain name and/or Mnemonic code Concept ID Mnemonic Print Name Definition/Description
1 A: AdministrativeLocationRoleType V19393
1 A: CertifiedEntityType V16403

Defines types of certifications for all entities

2   A: PractitionerCertifiedEntityType V16404

Defines types of certifications for practitioners

1 A: ClinicalOrganizationRoleType V16501

A role of an organization that further classifies the clincial responsibility for the healthcare care delivered during an encounter. E.g. cardiology service, pediatric service, nursing services.

1 A: ContactRoleType V15920

Types of contact for Role code "CON"

2   A: AdministrativeContactRoleType V17622

A contact role used for business and/or administrative purposes.

3     L:  (BILL) 17623 BILL Billing Contact

A contact role used to identify a person within a Provider organization that can be contacted for billing purposes (e.g. about the content of the Invoice).

3     L:  (PAYOR) 17624 PAYOR Payor Contact

A contact role used to identify a person within a Payor organization to whom this communication is addressed.

2   L:  (ECON) 12209 ECON emergency contact

A contact designated for contact in emergent situations.

2   L:  (NOK) 12208 NOK next of kin

Played by an individual who is designated as the next of kin for another individual whi scopes the role.

1 A: CoverageRoleType V18877

Role recognized through the issuance of insurance coverage to an identified covered party who has this relationship with the policy holder such as the policy holder themselves (self), spouse, child, etc

2   L:  (ADOPT) 18891 ADOPT adopted child

A child taken into one's family through legal means and raised as one's own child.

2   L:  (FSTUD) 18893 FSTUD full-time student

Covered party to an insurance policy has coverage through full-time attendance at a recognized educational institution as defined by a particular insurance policy.

2   L:  (GCHILD) 18884 GCHILD grandchild

A child of one's son or daughter.

2   L:  (GPARNT) 18887 GPARNT grandparent

parent of a parent of the subject.

2   L:  (HANDIC) 18880 HANDIC handicapped dependent

Covered party is a dependent of the policy holder with a physical or mental disability causing a disadvantage that makes independent achievement unusually difficult.

2   L:  (INJ) 18881 INJ injured plaintiff

Covered party is an injured party with a legal claim for compensation against a policy holder under an insurance policy.

2   L:  (NAT) 18889 NAT natural child

A child as determined by birth.

2   L:  (NIENE) 18885 NIENE niece/nephew

A child of one's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of one's spouse.

2   L:  (PARNT) 18886 PARNT parent

One that begets or brings forth offspring or a person who brings up and cares for for another (Webster's Collegiate Dictionary)

2   L:  (PSTUD) 18894 PSTUD part-time student

Covered party to an insurance policy has coverage through part-time attendance at a recognized educational institution as defined by a particular insurance policy.

2   L:  (SELF) 18878 SELF self

Covered party is the policy holder. Also known as the subscriber.

2   L:  (SPON) 18882 SPON sponsored dependent

Covered party is an individual that the policy holder has assumed responsibility for, such as foster child or legal ward.

2   L:  (SPSE) 18879 SPSE spouse

A marriage partner; a husband or wife.

2   L:  (STEP) 18890 STEP step child

A child receiving parental care and nurture from a person who is related to them through marriage to their parent.

1 A: LivingSubjectProductionClass V16368

Code indicating the primary use for which a living subject is bred or grown

2   L:  (BF) 11506 BF Beef

Cattle used for meat production

2   L:  (BL) 11508 BL Broiler

Chickens raised for meat

2   L:  (BR) 11507 BR Breeder

Breeding/genetic stock

2   L:  (CO) 11509 CO Companion

Companion animals

2   L:  (DA) 11510 DA Dairy

Milk production

2   L:  (DR) 11511 DR Draft

Draft animals

2   L:  (DU) 11512 DU Dual

Dual purpose. Defined purposes based on species and breed

2   L:  (FI) 11513 FI Fiber

Animals raised for their fur, hair or skins

2   L:  (LY) 11514 LY Layer

Chickens raised for egg production

2   L:  (MT) 11515 MT Meat

Animals raised for meat production

2   L:  (MU) 11516 MU Multiplier

Poultry flocks used for chick/poult production

2   L:  (PL) 11517 PL Pleasure

Animals rasied for recreation

2   L:  (RC) 11518 RC Racing

Animals raised for racing perfomance

2   L:  (SH) 11519 SH Show

Animals raised for shows

2   L:  (VL) 11520 VL Veal

Cattle raised for veal meat production. Implicit is the husbandry method.

2   L:  (WL) 11521 WL Wool

Sheep, goats and other mammals raised for their fiber

2   L:  (WO) 11522 WO Working

Animals used to perform work

1 A: MemberRoleType V15925

Types of membership for Role code "MBR"

2   L:  (TRB) 12207 TRB Tribal Member

A person who is a member of a tribe.

1 A: NDCRelatedDrugEntityType V19263

NDC Regulated Drug Entity Type

1 A: PersonalRelationshipRoleType V19279

This domain is the base for references from the "personal relationship" (PRS) Role class code. It includes famile relationsip types and other informal relationships like neighbor and friends.

2   S: FamilyRelationshipRoleType (FAMMEMB) V17926 FAMMEMB Family Member

A relationship between two people characterizing their "familial" relationship

3     S: Child (CHILD) V16360 CHILD Child

The player of the role is a child of the scoping entity.

4       S: NaturalChild (NCHILD) V17930 NCHILD natural child

The player of the role is an offspring of the scoping entity as determined by birth.

5         L:  (DAU) 16361 DAU natural daughter

The player of the role is a female offspring of the scoping entity (parent).

5         L:  (SON) 16362 SON natural son

The player of the role is a male offspring of the scoping entity (parent).

4       L:  (CHLDADOPT) 11564 CHLDADOPT adopted child

The player of the role is a child taken into a family through legal means and raised by the scoping person (parent) as his or her own child.

4       L:  (CHLDFOST) 11565 CHLDFOST foster child

The player of the role is a child receiving parental care and nurture from the scoping person (parent) but not related to him or her through legal or blood ties.

4       L:  (CHLDINLAW) 11563 CHLDINLAW child in-law

The player of the role is the spouse of scoping person's child.

4       L:  (STPCHLD) 11562 STPCHLD step child

The player of the role is a child of the scoping person's spouse by a previous union.

3     S: Grandparent (GRPRN) V16349 GRPRN Grandparent

The player of the role is a parent of the scoping person's mother or father.

4       L:  (GRFTH) 16351 GRFTH Grandfather

The player of the role is the father of the scoping person's mother or father.

4       L:  (GRMTH) 16350 GRMTH Grandmother

The player of the role is the mother of the scoping person's mother or father.

3     S: Parent (PRN) V16346 PRN Parent

The player of the role is one who begets, gives birth to, or nurtures and raises the scoping entity (child).

4       L:  (FTH) 16348 FTH Father

The player of the role is a male who begets or raises or nurtures the scoping entity (child).

4       L:  (MTH) 16347 MTH Mother

The player of the role is a female who conceives, gives birth to, or raises and nurtures the scoping entity (child).

3     S: Sibling (SIB) V11567 SIB Sibling

The player of the role shares one or both parents in common with the scoping entity.

4       L:  (BRO) 16359 BRO Brother

The player of the role is a male sharing one or both parents in common with the scoping entity.

4       L:  (SIS) 16358 SIS Sister

The player of the role is a female sharing one or both parents in common with the scoping entity.

1 A: ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType V17660

A role of a place that further classifies a non clinical or geographical setting (e.g., accident site, road side, work site, community location) at which care is delivered during an encounter.

2   A: ClinicalLocationRoleType V10588

A role of a place that further classifies the clinical setting (e.g., cardiology clinic, primary care clinic, rehabilitation hospital, skilled nursing facility) in which care is delivered during an encounter.

3     S: DiagTherPracticeSetting (DX) V10902 DX Diagnostics or therapeutics unit

A practice setting where diagnostic procedures or therapeutic interventions are performed

4       S: CVDiagTherPracticeSetting (CVDX) V10903 CVDX Cardiovascular diagnostics or therapeutics unit

A practice setting where cardiovascular diagnostic procedures or therapeutic interventions are performed (e.g., cardiac catheterization lab, echocardiography suite)

5         L:  (CATH) 10904 CATH Cardiac catheterization lab
5         L:  (ECHO) 10905 ECHO Echocardiography lab
4       S: GIDiagTherPracticeSetting (GIDX) V10906 GIDX Gastroenterology diagnostics or therapeutics lab

A practice setting where GI procedures (such as endoscopies) are performed

5         L:  (ENDOS) 10907-2 ENDOS Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Endoscopy

(X12N 261QD0000N)

4       S: RadDiagTherPracticeSetting (RADDX) V10908-2 RADDX Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Radiology

A practice setting where radiology services (diagnostic or therapeutic) are provided (X12N 261QR0200N)

3     S: HospitalPracticeSetting (HOSP) V10602 HOSP Hospital

An acute care institution that provides medical, surgical, or psychiatric care and treatment for the sick or the injured.

4       S: ChronicCareFacility (CHR) V13792-2 CHR Chronic Care Facility

(1) A hospital including a physical plant and personnel that provides multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment for diseases that have one or more of the following characteristics: is permanent; leaves residual disability; is caused by nonreversible patho

4       S: General acute care hospital (GACH) V10603-2 GACH General acute care hospital

(X12N 282N00000N)

4       S: MilitaryHospital (MHSP) V13799 MHSP Military Hospital

A health care facility operated by the Department of Defense or other military operation.

4       S: Rehabilitation hospital (RH) V10604-2 RH Hospitals; Rehabilitation Hospital

(X12N 283X00000N)

4       L:  (PSYCHF) 20024 PSYCHF Psychatric Care Facility

Healthcare facility that cares for patients with psychiatric illness(s).

3     S: HospitalUnitPracticeSetting (HU) V10596 HU Hospital unit
4       S: ERPracticeSetting (ER) V10598 ER Emergency room

The section of a health care facility for providing rapid treatment to victims of sudden illness or trauma.

5         L:  (ETU) 10914 ETU Emergency trauma unit
4       S: ICUPracticeSetting (ICU) V10599 ICU Intensive care unit
5         S: PedsICUPracticeSetting (PEDICU) V10916 PEDICU Pediatric intensive care unit
6           L:  (PEDNICU) 10917 PEDNICU Pediatric neonatal intensive care unit
4       S: PedsPracticeSetting (PEDU) V10920 PEDU Pediatric unit
5         S: PedsICUPracticeSetting (PEDICU) V10916 PEDICU Pediatric intensive care unit
6           L:  (PEDNICU) 10917 PEDNICU Pediatric neonatal intensive care unit
4       L:  (BMTU) 10911 BMTU Bone marrow transplant unit
4       L:  (CCU) 10597 CCU Coronary care unit
4       L:  (CHEST) 10912 CHEST Chest unit

A specialty unit in hospital that focuses on chronic respirator patients and pulmonary failure

4       L:  (EPIL) 10913 EPIL Epilepsy unit
4       L:  (HD) 10915 HD Hemodialysis unit
4       L:  (NCCS) 10918 NCCS Neurology critical care and stroke unit
4       L:  (NS) 10919 NS Neurosurgery unit
4       L:  (PHU) 10600-2 PHU Hospital Units; Psychiatric Unit

(X12N 273R00000N)

4       L:  (RHU) 10601-2 RHU Hospital Units; Rehabilitation Unit
4       L:  (SLEEP) 10921 SLEEP Sleep disorders unit

(X12N 261QA1200N)

3     S: NursingOrCustodialCarePracticeSetting (NCCF) V10605 NCCF Nursing or custodial care facility
4       L:  (SNF) 10606-2 SNF Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities; Skilled Nursing Facility

(X12N 314000000N)

3     S: OutpatientFacilityPracticeSetting (OF) V10589 OF Outpatient facility
4       S: CardClinPracticeSetting (CARD) V10590-2 CARD Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Rehabilitation: Cardiac Facilities
4       S: Endocrinology clinic (ENDO) V10931 ENDO Endocrinology clinic
5         L:  (PEDE) 10954 PEDE Pediatric endocrinology clinic
4       S: GIClinicPracticeSetting (GI) V10934 GI Gastroenterology clinic
5         L:  (PEDGI) 10955 PEDGI Pediatric gastroenterology clinic
4       S: HemClinPracticeSetting (HEM) V10936 HEM Hematology clinic
5         L:  (PEDHEM) 10956 PEDHEM Pediatric hematology clinic
4       S: IDClinPracticeSetting (INFD) V10939 INFD Infectious disease clinic
5         L:  (PEDID) 10958 PEDID Pediatric infectious disease clinic
4       S: MedOncClinPracticeSetting (ONCL) V10947 ONCL Medical oncology clinic
5         L:  (PEDHO) 10957 PEDHO Pediatric oncology clinic
4       S: NephClinPracticeSetting (NEPH) V10943 NEPH Nephrology clinic
5         L:  (PEDNEPH) 10959 PEDNEPH Pediatric nephrology clinic
4       S: OrthoClinPracticeSetting (ORTHO) V10949 ORTHO Orthopedics clinic
5         L:  (HANDIC) 18880 HANDIC handicapped dependent

Covered party is a dependent of the policy holder with a physical or mental disability causing a disadvantage that makes independent achievement unusually difficult.

4       S: PedsClinPracticeSetting (PEDC) V10953 PEDC Pediatrics clinic
5         L:  (PEDCARD) 10961 PEDCARD Pediatric cardiology clinic
5         L:  (PEDE) 10954 PEDE Pediatric endocrinology clinic
5         L:  (PEDGI) 10955 PEDGI Pediatric gastroenterology clinic
5         L:  (PEDHEM) 10956 PEDHEM Pediatric hematology clinic
5         L:  (PEDHO) 10957 PEDHO Pediatric oncology clinic
5         L:  (PEDID) 10958 PEDID Pediatric infectious disease clinic
5         L:  (PEDNEPH) 10959 PEDNEPH Pediatric nephrology clinic
5         L:  (PEDRHEUM) 10960 PEDRHEUM Pediatric rheumatology clinic
4       S: RheumClinPracticeSetting (RHEUM) V10593 RHEUM Rheumatology clinic
5         L:  (PEDRHEUM) 10960 PEDRHEUM Pediatric rheumatology clinic
4       S: SurgClinPracticeSetting (SU) V10968 SU Surgery clinic
5         L:  (PLS) 10969 PLS Plastic surgery clinic
5         L:  (URO) 10970 URO Urology clinic
4       L:  (ALL) 10922 ALL Allergy clinic
4       L:  (AMPUT) 10923 AMPUT Amputee clinic
4       L:  (BMTC) 10924 BMTC Bone marrow transplant clinic
4       L:  (BREAST) 10925 BREAST Breast clinic
4       L:  (CANC) 10926 CANC Child and adolescent neurology clinic
4       L:  (CAPC) 10927 CAPC Child and adolescent psychiatry clinic
4       L:  (COAG) 10928 COAG Coagulation clinic
4       L:  (CRS) 10929 CRS Colon and rectal surgery clinic
4       L:  (DERM) 10930 DERM Dermatology clinic
4       L:  (ENT) 10932 ENT Otorhinolaryngology clinic
4       L:  (FMC) 10933 FMC Family medicine clinic
4       L:  (GIM) 10591 GIM General internal medicine clinic
4       L:  (GYN) 10935 GYN Gynecology clinic
4       L:  (HTN) 10937 HTN Hypertension clinic
4       L:  (IEC) 10938 IEC Impairment evaluation center

Focuses on assessing disability

4       L:  (INV) 10940 INV Infertility clinic
4       L:  (LYMPH) 10941 LYMPH Lympedema clinic
4       L:  (MGEN) 10942 MGEN Medical genetics clinic
4       L:  (NEUR) 10944 NEUR Neurology clinic
4       L:  (OB) 10945 OB Obstetrics clinic
4       L:  (OMS) 10946-2 OMS Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Surgery, Oral/Maxillofacial
4       L:  (OPH) 10948 OPH Opthalmology clinic
4       L:  (PAINCL) 10951-2 PAINCL Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Pain

(X12N 261QP3300N)

4       L:  (PC) 10952-2 PC Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Primary Care

(X12N 261QP2300N)

4       L:  (POD) 10962-2 POD Ambulatory Health Care Facilities; Clinic/Center; Podiatric

(X12N 261QP1100N)

4       L:  (PREV) 10963 PREV Preventive medicine clinic
4       L:  (PROCTO) 10964 PROCTO Proctology clinic
4       L:  (PROS) 10965 PROS Prosthodontics clinic
4       L:  (PSI) 10966 PSI Psychology clinic
4       L:  (PSY) 10967 PSY Psychiatry clinic
4       L:  (SPMED) 10594 SPMED Sports medicine clinic
4       L:  (TR) 10971 TR Transplant clinic
4       L:  (TRAVEL) 10972 TRAVEL Travel and geographic medicine clinic
4       L:  (WND) 10973 WND Wound clinic
3     S: ResidentialTreatmentPracticeSetting (RTF) V10607 RTF Residential treatment facility
4       L:  (PRC) 10974 PRC Pain rehabilitation center
4       L:  (SURF) 10608-2 SURF Residential Treatment Facilities; Substance Use Rehabilitation Facility

(X12N 324500000N)

1 A: SpecimenRoleType V16515
2   S: QualitySpecimenRoleType (Q) V16521 Q Quality Control

A specimen specifically used to verify the sensitivity, specificity, accuracy or other perfomance parameter of a diagnostic test.

3     L:  (B) 16526 B Blind

Quality Control specimen submitted to the lab whose identity and composition is not known to the lab.

3     L:  (E) 16522 E Electronic QC

An electronically simulated QC specimen

3     L:  (F) 16525 F Filler Proficiency

Specimen used for testing proficiency of an organization performing testing (how does this differ from O?)

3     L:  (O) 16524 O Operator Proficiency

A specimen used for evaluation of operator proficiency (operator in what context?)

3     L:  (V) 16523 V Verifying

A specimen used for periodic calibration checks of instruments

2   L:  (C) 16517 C Calibrator

A specimen used for initial calibration settings of an instrument

2   L:  (G) 16519 G Group

A set of patient samples in which the individuals of the group may or may not be identified.

2   L:  (L) 16520 L Pool

Aliquots of individual specimens combined to form a single specimen representing all of the included individuals.

2   L:  (P) 16516 P Patient

A specimen that has been collected from a patient.

2   L:  (R) 16518 R Replicate

A portion of an original patent sample that is tested at the same time as the original sample

1 A: x_AdverseEventReporterQualificationRoleCode V19381

Provides codes that express the professional qulaifications fo an individual who reports and assesses the causality of an adverse event. Domain steward is RCRIM. Initial concepts to be included are: pharmacist, physician, other health professional, attorney, and non-health professional. Initial effort to find defined concepts for this value set will focus on the HIPAA provider taxonomy.

1 A: x_PayeeRelationshipRoleType V18105

The specification of the relationship to the covered party of the payee in the case when an insurer is not directly paying the healthcare provider (as payee) but reimbursing the party that did pay them.

2   L:  (FM) 18107 FM Family Member

A member of the covered party's family. This could be the spouse, a parent, a grand parent, a sibling, etc.

2   L:  (GT) 18109 GT Guarantor

An individual or organization that makes or gives a promise, assurance, pledge to pay or has paid the healthcare service provider.

2   L:  (PH) 18108 PH Policy Holder

Policy holder for the insurance policy.

2   L:  (PT) 18106 PT Patient

The recipient for the service(s) and/or product(s) when they are not the covered party.


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