---
type: "codesystem"
title: "Measurement Principle"
codesystem: "measurement-principle"
---
# Measurement Principle

- **Official URL**: http://hl7.org/fhir/measurement-principle
- **Version**: 6.0.0
- **Name**: MeasurementPrinciple
- **Title**: Measurement Principle
- **Description**: MeasurementPrinciple

## Concepts

| Code | Display | Definition |
| --- | --- | --- |
| other | MSP Other | Measurement principle isn't in the list. |
| chemical | MSP Chemical | Measurement is done using the chemical principle. |
| electrical | MSP Electrical | Measurement is done using the electrical principle. |
| impedance | MSP Impedance | Measurement is done using the impedance principle. |
| nuclear | MSP Nuclear | Measurement is done using the nuclear principle. |
| optical | MSP Optical | Measurement is done using the optical principle. |
| thermal | MSP Thermal | Measurement is done using the thermal principle. |
| biological | MSP Biological | Measurement is done using the biological principle. |
| mechanical | MSP Mechanical | Measurement is done using the mechanical principle. |
| acoustical | MSP Acoustical | Measurement is done using the acoustical principle. |
| manual | MSP Manual | Measurement is done using the manual principle. |

## CodeSystem XML



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

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="measurement-principle"/>
  <meta>
    
  </meta>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/measurement-principle"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.619"/>
  </identifier>
  <identifier>
    <use value="old"/>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.331"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="6.0.0"/>
  <name value="MeasurementPrinciple"/>
  <title value="Measurement Principle"/>
  <experimental value="true"/>
  <description value="MeasurementPrinciple"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="other"/>
    <display value="MSP Other"/>
    <definition value="Measurement principle isn't in the list."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="chemical"/>
    <display value="MSP Chemical"/>
    <definition value="Measurement is done using the chemical principle."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="electrical"/>
    <display value="MSP Electrical"/>
    <definition value="Measurement is done using the electrical principle."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="impedance"/>
    <display value="MSP Impedance"/>
    <definition value="Measurement is done using the impedance principle."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="nuclear"/>
    <display value="MSP Nuclear"/>
    <definition value="Measurement is done using the nuclear principle."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="optical"/>
    <display value="MSP Optical"/>
    <definition value="Measurement is done using the optical principle."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="thermal"/>
    <display value="MSP Thermal"/>
    <definition value="Measurement is done using the thermal principle."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="biological"/>
    <display value="MSP Biological"/>
    <definition value="Measurement is done using the biological principle."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="mechanical"/>
    <display value="MSP Mechanical"/>
    <definition value="Measurement is done using the mechanical principle."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="acoustical"/>
    <display value="MSP Acoustical"/>
    <definition value="Measurement is done using the acoustical principle."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="manual"/>
    <display value="MSP Manual"/>
    <definition value="Measurement is done using the manual principle."/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>
```