RareLink Implementation Guide
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Extension: Cause of Death Code

Official URL: https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/cause-of-death-code Version: 2.0.0
Draft as of 2025-12-15 Computable Name: CauseOfDeathCode

The ICD-10 code representing the cause of death.

Context of Use

    This extension may be used on the following element(s)

Usage info

Usages:

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Formal Views of Extension Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Cause of Death Code
... extension 0..0 Extension
... url 1..1 uri "https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/cause-of-death-code"
... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
.... coding
..... system 0..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
Required Pattern: https://icd.who.int/browse10/2019/en
..... code S 0..1 code Symbol in syntax defined by the system
.... text S 0..1 string Plain text representation of the concept

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Cause of Death Code
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
... url 1..1 uri "https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/cause-of-death-code"
.... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
.... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... coding Σ 0..* Coding Code defined by a terminology system
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... system Σ 0..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
Required Pattern: https://icd.who.int/browse10/2019/en
..... version Σ 0..1 string Version of the system - if relevant
..... code SΣ 0..1 code Symbol in syntax defined by the system
..... display Σ 0..1 string Representation defined by the system
..... userSelected Σ 0..1 boolean If this coding was chosen directly by the user
.... text SΣ 0..1 string Plain text representation of the concept

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: The ICD-10 code representing the cause of death.

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Cause of Death Code
... extension 0..0 Extension
... url 1..1 uri "https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/cause-of-death-code"
... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
.... coding
..... system 0..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
Required Pattern: https://icd.who.int/browse10/2019/en
..... code S 0..1 code Symbol in syntax defined by the system
.... text S 0..1 string Plain text representation of the concept

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Cause of Death Code
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
... url 1..1 uri "https://rarelink.bih-charite.de/fhir/StructureDefinition/cause-of-death-code"
.... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
.... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... coding Σ 0..* Coding Code defined by a terminology system
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... system Σ 0..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
Required Pattern: https://icd.who.int/browse10/2019/en
..... version Σ 0..1 string Version of the system - if relevant
..... code SΣ 0..1 code Symbol in syntax defined by the system
..... display Σ 0..1 string Representation defined by the system
..... userSelected Σ 0..1 boolean If this coding was chosen directly by the user
.... text SΣ 0..1 string Plain text representation of the concept

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: The ICD-10 code representing the cause of death.

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
ele-1 error **ALL** elements All FHIR elements must have a @value or children hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1 error **ALL** extensions Must have either extensions or value[x], not both extension.exists() != value.exists()