General Procedure Example (id = "example")

Raw XML

<Procedure xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Routine appendicectomy</div>
  </text>
  <subject>
    <reference value="Patient/example"/>
  </subject>
  <type>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
      <code value="80146002"/>
      <display value="Appendectomy (Procedure)"/>
    </coding>
    <text value="Appendicectomy"/>
  </type>
  <indication>
    <text value="Generalized abdominal pain 24 hours. Localized in RIF with rebound and guarding"/>
  </indication> 
  <performer>
    <person>
      <reference value="Practitioner/example"/>
      <display value="Dr Cyril Surgeon"/>
    </person>
  </performer>
  <date>
    <start value="2013-04-05"/>
  </date>
  <followUp value="ROS 5 days  - 2013-04-10"/>
  <notes value="Routine Appendicectomy. Appendix was inflamed and in retro-caecal position"/>
</Procedure>

General Procedure Example

{
  "resourceType": "Procedure",
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div>Routine appendicectomy</div>"
  },
  "subject": {
    "reference": "Patient/example"
  },
  "type": {
    "coding": [
      {
        "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
        "code": "80146002",
        "display": "Appendectomy (Procedure)"
      }
    ],
    "text": "Appendicectomy"
  },
  "indication": [
    {
      "text": "Generalized abdominal pain 24 hours. Localized in RIF with rebound and guarding"
    }
  ],
  "performer": [
    {
      "person": {
        "reference": "Practitioner/example",
        "display": "Dr Cyril Surgeon"
      }
    }
  ],
  "date": {
    "start": "2013-04-05"
  },
  "followUp": "ROS 5 days  - 2013-04-10",
  "notes": "Routine Appendicectomy. Appendix was inflamed and in retro-caecal position"
}

Example of a Biopsy (id = "biopsy")

Raw XML

<Procedure xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Biopsy of suspected melanoma L) arm</div>
  </text>
  <subject>
    <reference value="Patient/example"/>
  </subject>
  <type>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
      <code value="90105005"/>
      <display value="Biopsy of soft tissue of forearm (Procedure)"/>
    </coding>
    <text value="Biopsy of suspected melanoma L) arm"/>
  </type>
  <bodySite>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
      <code value="368225008"/>
      <display value="Entire Left Forearm"/>
    </coding>
    <text value="Left forearm"/>
  </bodySite>
  <indication>
    <text value="Dark lesion l) forearm. getting darker last 3 months."/>
  </indication>
  <performer>
    <person>
      <reference value="Practitioner/example"/>
      <display value="Dr Bert Biopser"/>
    </person>
  </performer>
  <date>
    <start value="2014-02-03"/>
  </date>
  <followUp value="Review in clinic"/>
  <notes value="Standard Biopsy"/>
</Procedure>

Example of a Biopsy

{
  "resourceType": "Procedure",
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div>Biopsy of suspected melanoma L) arm</div>"
  },
  "subject": {
    "reference": "Patient/example"
  },
  "type": {
    "coding": [
      {
        "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
        "code": "90105005",
        "display": "Biopsy of soft tissue of forearm (Procedure)"
      }
    ],
    "text": "Biopsy of suspected melanoma L) arm"
  },
  "bodySite": [
    {
      "coding": [
        {
          "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
          "code": "368225008",
          "display": "Entire Left Forearm"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Left forearm"
    }
  ],
  "indication": [
    {
      "text": "Dark lesion l) forearm. getting darker last 3 months."
    }
  ],
  "performer": [
    {
      "person": {
        "reference": "Practitioner/example",
        "display": "Dr Bert Biopser"
      }
    }
  ],
  "date": {
    "start": "2014-02-03"
  },
  "followUp": "Review in clinic",
  "notes": "Standard Biopsy"
}