---
type: "codesystem"
title: "Action Code"
codesystem: "action-code"
---
# Action Code

- **Official URL**: http://hl7.org/fhir/action-code
- **Version**: 6.0.0
- **Status**: active
- **Name**: ActionCode
- **Title**: Action Code
- **Publisher**: HL7 (FHIR Project)
- **Description**: Provides examples of actions to be performed.
- **Case Sensitive**: true
- **Content**: complete

## Concepts

| Code | Display | Definition |
| --- | --- | --- |
| send-message | Send a message | The action indicates that a particular message should be sent to a participant in the process. |
| collect-information | Collect information | The action indicates that information should be collected from a participant in the process. |
| prescribe-medication | Prescribe a medication | The action indicates that a particular medication should be prescribed to the patient. |
| recommend-immunization | Recommend an immunization | The action indicates that a particular immunization should be performed. |
| order-service | Order a service | The action indicates that a particular service should be provided. |
| propose-diagnosis | Propose a diagnosis | The action indicates that a particular diagnosis should be proposed. |
| record-detected-issue | Record a detected issue | The action indicates that a particular detected issue should be recorded. |
| record-inference | Record an inference | The action indicates that a particular inference should be recorded. |
| report-flag | Report a flag | The action indicates that a particular flag should be reported. |

## CodeSystem XML



```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="action-code"/>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="cds"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="informative"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="1"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/action-code"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1944"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="6.0.0"/>
  <name value="ActionCode"/>
  <title value="Action Code"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2020-12-28T16:55:11+11:00"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="Provides examples of actions to be performed."/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/action-code"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="send-message"/>
    <display value="Send a message"/>
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular message should be sent to a participant in the process."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="collect-information"/>
    <display value="Collect information"/>
    <definition value="The action indicates that information should be collected from a participant in the process."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="prescribe-medication"/>
    <display value="Prescribe a medication"/>
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular medication should be prescribed to the patient."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="recommend-immunization"/>
    <display value="Recommend an immunization"/>
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular immunization should be performed."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="order-service"/>
    <display value="Order a service"/>
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular service should be provided."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="propose-diagnosis"/>
    <display value="Propose a diagnosis"/>
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular diagnosis should be proposed."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="record-detected-issue"/>
    <display value="Record a detected issue"/>
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular detected issue should be recorded."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="record-inference"/>
    <display value="Record an inference"/>
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular inference should be recorded."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="report-flag"/>
    <display value="Report a flag"/>
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular flag should be reported."/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>
```