---
type: "search-params"
title: "Encounter Search Parameters"
resource: "Encounter"
---
# Encounter Search Parameters

<a id="account"></a>

## account
**Description:** The set of accounts that may be used for billing for this Encounter

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Encounter.account

**Path:** Encounter.account

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-account


<a id="appointment"></a>

## appointment
**Description:** The appointment that scheduled this encounter

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Encounter.appointment

**Path:** Encounter.appointment

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-appointment


<a id="based-on"></a>

## based-on
**Description:** The ServiceRequest that initiated this encounter

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Encounter.basedOn

**Path:** Encounter.basedOn

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-based-on


<a id="class"></a>

## class
**Description:** Classification of patient encounter

**Type:** token

**Expression:** Encounter.class

**Path:** Encounter.class

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-class


<a id="date"></a>

## date
**Description:** A date within the actualPeriod the Encounter lasted

**Type:** date

**Expression:** Encounter.actualPeriod

**Path:** Encounter.actualPeriod

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-date


<a id="date-start"></a>

## date-start
**Description:** The actual start date of the Encounter

**Type:** date

**Expression:** Encounter.actualPeriod.start

**Path:** Encounter.actualPeriod.start

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-date-start


<a id="end-date"></a>

## end-date
**Description:** The actual end date of the Encounter

**Type:** date

**Expression:** Encounter.actualPeriod.end

**Path:** Encounter.actualPeriod.end

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-date-end


<a id="diagnosis-code"></a>

## diagnosis-code
**Description:** The diagnosis or procedure relevant to the encounter (coded)

**Type:** token

**Expression:** Encounter.diagnosis.condition.concept

**Path:** Encounter.diagnosis.condition.concept

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-diagnosis-code


<a id="diagnosis-reference"></a>

## diagnosis-reference
**Description:** The diagnosis or procedure relevant to the encounter (resource reference)

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Encounter.diagnosis.condition.reference

**Path:** Encounter.diagnosis.condition.reference

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-diagnosis-reference


<a id="episode-of-care"></a>

## episode-of-care
**Description:** Episode(s) of care that this encounter should be recorded against

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Encounter.episodeOfCare

**Path:** Encounter.episodeOfCare

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-episode-of-care


<a id="identifier"></a>

## identifier
**Description:** Identifier(s) by which this encounter is known

**Type:** token

**Expression:** Encounter.identifier

**Path:** Encounter.identifier

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-identifier


<a id="length"></a>

## length
**Description:** Length of encounter in days

**Type:** quantity

**Expression:** Encounter.length

**Path:** Encounter.length

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-length


<a id="location"></a>

## location
**Description:** Location the encounter takes place

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Encounter.location.location

**Path:** Encounter.location.location

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-location


<a id="location-period"></a>

## location-period
**Description:** Time period during which the patient was present at a location (generally used via composite location-period)

**Type:** date

**Expression:** Encounter.location.period

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-location-period


<a id="location-value-period"></a>

## location-value-period
**Description:** Time period during which the patient was present at the location

**Type:** composite

**Expression:** Encounter.location

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-location-value-period


<a id="part-of"></a>

## part-of
**Description:** Another Encounter this encounter is part of

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Encounter.partOf

**Path:** Encounter.partOf

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-part-of


<a id="participant"></a>

## participant
**Description:** Persons involved in the encounter other than the patient

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Encounter.participant.actor

**Path:** Encounter.participant.actor

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-participant


<a id="participant-type"></a>

## participant-type
**Description:** Role of participant in encounter

**Type:** token

**Expression:** Encounter.participant.type

**Path:** Encounter.participant.type

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-participant-type


<a id="patient"></a>

## patient
**Description:** The patient present at the encounter

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Encounter.subject.where(resolve() is Patient)

**Path:** Encounter.subject

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-patient


<a id="practitioner"></a>

## practitioner
**Description:** Persons involved in the encounter other than the patient

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Encounter.participant.actor.where(resolve() is Practitioner)

**Path:** Encounter.participant.actor

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-practitioner


<a id="reason-code"></a>

## reason-code
**Description:** Reference to a concept (coded)

**Type:** token

**Expression:** Encounter.reason.value.concept

**Path:** Encounter.reason.value.concept

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-reason-code


<a id="reason-reference"></a>

## reason-reference
**Description:** Reference to a resource (resource reference)

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Encounter.reason.value.reference

**Path:** Encounter.reason.value.reference

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-reason-reference


<a id="service-provider"></a>

## service-provider
**Description:** The organization (facility) responsible for this encounter

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Encounter.serviceProvider

**Path:** Encounter.serviceProvider

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-service-provider


<a id="special-arrangement"></a>

## special-arrangement
**Description:** Wheelchair, translator, stretcher, etc.

**Type:** token

**Expression:** Encounter.specialArrangement

**Path:** Encounter.specialArrangement

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-special-arrangement


<a id="status"></a>

## status
**Description:** planned | in-progress | on-hold | completed | cancelled | entered-in-error | unknown

**Type:** token

**Expression:** Encounter.status

**Path:** Encounter.status

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-status


<a id="subject"></a>

## subject
**Description:** The patient or group present at the encounter

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Encounter.subject

**Path:** Encounter.subject

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-subject


<a id="subject-status"></a>

## subject-status
**Description:** The current status of the subject in relation to the Encounter

**Type:** token

**Expression:** Encounter.subjectStatus

**Path:** Encounter.subjectStatus

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-subject-status


<a id="business-status"></a>

## business-status
**Description:** The current business status of the Encounter

**Type:** token

**Expression:** Encounter.businessStatus.code

**Path:** Encounter.businessStatus.code

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-business-status


<a id="type"></a>

## type
**Description:** Specific type of encounter

**Type:** token

**Expression:** Encounter.type

**Path:** Encounter.type

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-type


<a id="careteam"></a>

## careteam
**Description:** Careteam allocated to participate in the encounter

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** Encounter.careTeam

**Path:** Encounter.careTeam

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/Encounter-episode-of-care