This resource contains clinical context for diagnostic tests (e.g., lab tests, pathology, imaging) performed on a patient or group of patients. Diagnostic reports may contain discrete results, images, or codes.
You can review, retrieve, create, or update diagnostic reports.
_search
Query for details about a diagnostic test completed for a patient or group of patients from one provider. Review tips for diagnostic result searches.
cURL request example
Request Body Schema
- identifierArray of string
An identifier for the report
- dateArray of string
The clinically relevant time of the report
- issuedArray of string
When the report was issued
- subjectArray of string
The subject of the report
- subject.identifierArray of string
One or more external identifiers for the patient
- patientArray of string
The subject of the report if a patient
- patient.identifierArray of string
One or more external identifiers for the patient
- statusArray of string
The status of the report
- codeArray of string
The code for the report as a whole, as opposed to codes for the atomic results, which are the names on the observation resource referred to from the result
- contextArray of string
Healthcare event (Episode of Care or Encounter) related to the report
- context.identifierArray of string
Identifier(s) by which this encounter is known
- resultArray of string
Link to an atomic result (observation resource)
- result.identifierArray of string
An identifier for the observation
- categoryArray of string
Which diagnostic discipline/department created the report
- _lastUpdatedArray of string
Select resources based on the last time they were changed
- resourceTyperequired, string
Identifies the type of the resource
Value:Bundle
- typerequired, string
Identifies this bundle as a response to a search
Value:searchset
- totalrequired, number
The total number of matches
- entryArray of DiagnosticReport, Observation, Specimen or Other
A resource matching the search criteria or related to a matching resource
- resourcerequired, object
A DiagnosticReport resource
- resourceTyperequired, string
Identifies the type of the resource
Value:DiagnosticReport
- statusrequired, string
The status of the diagnostic report.
Possible Values:registered
,partial
,preliminary
,final
,amended
,corrected
,appended
,cancelled
,entered-in-error
,unknown
- categoryrequired, Array of LaboratorySlice or Other
A code that classifies the clinical discipline, department or diagnostic service that created the report (e.g. cardiology, biochemistry, hematology, MRI). This is used for searching, sorting and display purposes.
- codingrequired, Array of object
- systemrequired, stringValue:
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0074
- coderequired, stringValue:
LAB
Identifies the DiagnosticReport as containing a laboratory result
- coderequired, object
The test, panel or battery that was ordered.
- codingArray of object
A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.
- systemstring
The identification of the code system that defines the meaning of the symbol in the code.
- codestring
A symbol in syntax defined by the system. The symbol may be a predefined code or an expression in a syntax defined by the coding system (e.g. post-coordination).
- textstring
A human language representation of the concept as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the intended meaning of the user.
- subjectrequired, object
The subject of the report. Usually, but not always, this is a patient. However, diagnostic services also perform analyses on specimens collected from a variety of other sources.
Must be a resource of type
Patient
.- referencestring
A reference to another resource. This is typically either a relative reference which includes the resource type and ID, or an internal reference which starts with
#
and refers to a contained resource.
- idstring
The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.
- identifierArray of object
Identifiers assigned to this report by the performer or other systems.
- extensionArray of Boolean, String, CodeableConcept, Coding
May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
- urlrequired, string
Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
- valueBooleanboolean
A single value for the extension.
- usestring
The purpose of this identifier.
Possible Values:usual
,official
,temp
,secondary
,old (If known)
- systemstring
Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.
- valuestring
The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.
- encounterobject
The healthcare event (e.g. a patient and healthcare provider interaction) which this DiagnosticReport is about.
Must be a resource of type
Encounter
.- referencestring
A reference to another resource. This is typically either a relative reference which includes the resource type and ID, or an internal reference which starts with
#
and refers to a contained resource.
- issuedstring
The date and time that this version of the report was made available to providers, typically after the report was reviewed and verified.
- performerArray of object
The diagnostic service that is responsible for issuing the report.
Must reference one of the following types of resources:
Practitioner
Organization
- referencestring
A reference to another resource. This is typically either a relative reference which includes the resource type and ID, or an internal reference which starts with
#
and refers to a contained resource.
- specimenArray of object
Details about the specimens on which this diagnostic report is based.
Must be a resource of type
Specimen
.- referencestring
A reference to another resource. This is typically either a relative reference which includes the resource type and ID, or an internal reference which starts with
#
and refers to a contained resource.
- resultArray of object
Observations that are part of this diagnostic report.
Must be a resource of type
Observation
.- referencestring
A reference to another resource. This is typically either a relative reference which includes the resource type and ID, or an internal reference which starts with
#
and refers to a contained resource.
- presentedFormArray of object
Rich text representation of the entire result as issued by the diagnostic service. Multiple formats are allowed but they SHALL be semantically equivalent.
- contentTypestring
Identifies the type of the data in the attachment and allows a method to be chosen to interpret or render the data. Includes mime type parameters such as charset where appropriate.
- datastring
The actual data of the attachment - a sequence of bytes, base64 encoded.
- effectiveDateTimestring
The time or time-period the observed values are related to. When the subject of the report is a patient, this is usually either the time of the procedure or of specimen collection(s), but very often the source of the date/time is not known, only the date/time itself.
- searchrequired, object
Information about the search process that lead to the creation of this entry.
- moderequired, string
Identifies the DiagnosticReport as matching the search parameters
Value:match
Response to a DiagnosticReport search operation. Unless the _include
parameter is sent, only DiagnosticReport resources are returned.