---
type: "example"
title: "Procedure Example: procedure-example-f003-abscess"
resource: "Procedure"
example: "procedure-example-f003-abscess"
---
# Procedure Example: procedure-example-f003-abscess

## Example XML



```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Procedure xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://hl7.org/fhir ../../schema/procedure.xsd">
  <id value="f003"/>
    <status value="completed"/>
    <code>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
            <code value="172960003"/>
            <display value="Incision of retropharyngeal abscess"/>
        </coding>
    </code>
	<subject>
        <reference value="Patient/f001"/>
        <display value="P. van de Heuvel"/>
    </subject>
	<encounter>
        <reference value="Encounter/f003"/>
    </encounter>
	<occurrencePeriod>
        <start value="2013-03-24T09:30:10+01:00"/>
        <end value="2013-03-24T10:30:10+01:00"/>
    </occurrencePeriod>
	<performer>
        <function>
            <coding>
                <system value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.2.4.15.111"/> <!-- "AssignedRoleType" coding system -->
                <code value="01.000"/>
                <display value="Arts"/>
            </coding>
            <text value="Care role"/>
        </function>
		<actor>
            <reference value="Practitioner/f001"/>
            <display value="E.M.J.M. van den broek"/>
        </actor>
    </performer>
    <reason>
       <concept>
         <text value="abcess in retropharyngeal area"/>
       </concept>
    </reason>
    <bodySite>
       
            <coding>
                <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
                <code value="83030008"/>
                <display value="Retropharyngeal area"/>
            </coding>
        
    </bodySite>
    <outcome>
		<concept>
			<text value="removal of the retropharyngeal abscess"/>
		</concept>
    </outcome>
    <report>
        <reference value="DiagnosticReport/f001"/>
        <display value="Lab results blood test"/>
    </report>
	<followUp>
		<concept>
			<text value="described in care plan"/>
		</concept>
	</followUp>
</Procedure>
```