Terminology - Standardize Observation

POST /terminology/v1/standardize/observation

POST /terminology/v1/standardize/observation/batch

Standardize an observation code. You can use this operation for a variety of observations, including data with a potential mix of lab, radiology, unknown, or other categories. The Standardize Lab and Standardize Radiology operations may be used when the specific type is known. May return reference codings from:

LOINC
SNOMED

See the Standardize API Overview for general principles that apply to all Standardize API operations.

Contents

Body Parameters
Response Fields
Batch Mode
Example

Body Parameters

code string

Code value. Either code or display is required.

display string

Display string. Either code or display is required.

system string

The source code system (as a name or URL).

targetSystem string

The desired code system (as a name or URL).

Response Fields

coding collection

List of matching code values.

Child Fields

coding.code string

Code value.

coding.system string

The source code system (as a URL).

coding.display string

Display string.

coding.mapMethod string

Describes how the coding was determined from the original field value. See Mapping Methods.

Batch Mode

For batch mode, specify the body parameters in the items field, as explained in Batch Operations. The output data will then contain an items array with the usual standardize output for each item.

Example

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Sample Input

{
    "display": "BMI"
}

Sample Response

{
    "coding": [
        {
            "system": "http://loinc.org",
            "code": "39156-5",
            "display": "BMI",
            "mapMethod": "NLP"
        },
        {
            "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
            "code": "60621009",
            "display": "Body mass index (observable entity)",
            "mapMethod": "NLP"
        }
    ]
}

For additional examples, or to try out the API live, see the Developer Portal Sandbox