Procedure Reason
A health condition and/or related procedure or observation which provides a diagnostic or therapeutic indication for the procedure.
Appears in
Constraints
Unique key(s)
- Patient Procedure, XOR(Procedure Reason Code, Patient Health Concern, Observation)
Stereotype(s)
n/a
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Multiplicity | Attribute note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procedure Reason Code | Codeable Concept | 0..1 | Uniquely specifies the diagnostic or therapeutic indication(s) for the procedure, as a health condition coded concept.
Note: if the reason for a patient's procedure is already documented as a health concern of the patient, then the referenced Patient Health Concern record should be specified instead of this reason code, since Patient Health Concern contains the code as well as possibly additional information, such as onset date/time.
Value Set: https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/healthconditioncode |
Relationships
| From class | From multiplicity | Relationship | To class | To multiplicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Procedure Reason | 0..* | is | Observation | 0..1 |
| Procedure Reason | 0..* | is | Document Reference | 0..1 |
| Patient Procedure | 1 | justified by | Procedure Reason | 0..* |
| Procedure Reason | 0..* | is | Patient Procedure | 0..1 |
| Procedure Reason | 0..* | is | Patient Health Concern | 0..1 |
| Procedure Reason | 0..* | is | Diagnostic Report | 0..1 |
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How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Procedure Reason. Accessed November 02, 2026.
