---
type: "valueset"
title: "Fluid Consistency Type Codes"
valueset: "consistency-type"
---
# Fluid Consistency Type Codes

- **Official URL**: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/consistency-type
- **Version**: 6.0.0
- **Status**: draft
- **Name**: FluidConsistencyTypeCodes
- **Title**: Fluid Consistency Type Codes
- **Publisher**: FHIR NutritionOrder team
- **Description**: FluidConsistencyType :  Codes used to represent the consistency of fluids and liquids provided to the patient. This value set includes concepts from [SNOMED CT](http://snomed.info/sct)(US Extension) where concept is a 435681000124103  (Dietary liquid consistency diet (regime/therapy)). It is provided as a suggestive example.

## Content (Compose)

- **System**: http://snomed.info/sct | **Version**: http://snomed.info/sct/731000124108 | **Concepts**: 439031000124108, 439021000124105, 439041000124103, 439081000124109

## ValueSet XML



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

<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="consistency-type"/>
  <meta>
    
  </meta>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="oo"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/consistency-type"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.389"/>
  </identifier>
  <identifier>
    <use value="old"/>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.376"/>
  </identifier>
  <identifier>
    <use value="old"/>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.210"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="6.0.0"/>
  <name value="FluidConsistencyTypeCodes"/>
  <title value="Fluid Consistency Type Codes"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="true"/>
  <publisher value="FHIR NutritionOrder team"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="FluidConsistencyType :  Codes used to represent the consistency of fluids and liquids provided to the patient. This value set includes concepts from [SNOMED CT](http://snomed.info/sct)(US Extension) where concept is a 435681000124103  (Dietary liquid consistency diet (regime/therapy)). It is provided as a suggestive example."/>
  <copyright value="This resource includes content from SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) which is copyright of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO). Implementers of these specifications must have the appropriate SNOMED CT Affiliate license - for more information contact http://www.snomed.org/snomed-ct/get-snomed-ct or info@snomed.org"/>
  <compose>
    <include>
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
      <version value="http://snomed.info/sct/731000124108"/>
      <concept>
        <code value="439031000124108"/>
        <display value="honey thick liquid"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="439021000124105"/>
        <display value="nectar thick liquid"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="439041000124103"/>
        <display value="spoon thick liquid"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="439081000124109"/>
        <display value="thin liquid"/>
      </concept>
    </include>
  </compose>
</ValueSet>
```