---
type: "valueset"
title: "Immunization Route Codes"
valueset: "immunization-route"
---
# Immunization Route Codes

- **Official URL**: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/immunization-route
- **Version**: 6.0.0
- **Status**: active
- **Name**: ImmunizationRouteCodes
- **Title**: Immunization Route Codes
- **Publisher**: FHIR Project team
- **Description**: The value set to instantiate this attribute should be drawn from a terminologically robust code system that consists of or contains concepts to support describing the administrative routes used during vaccination. This value set is provided as a suggestive example.

## Content (Compose)

- **System**: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RouteOfAdministration | **Concepts**: IDINJ, IM, IVINJ, PO, SQ, TRNSDERM

## ValueSet XML



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

<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="immunization-route"/>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="pher"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="informative"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/immunization-route"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.289"/>
  </identifier>
  <identifier>
    <use value="old"/>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.284"/>
  </identifier>
  <identifier>
    <use value="old"/>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.162"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="6.0.0"/>
  <name value="ImmunizationRouteCodes"/>
  <title value="Immunization Route Codes"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="true"/>
  <publisher value="FHIR Project team"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="The value set to instantiate this attribute should be drawn from a terminologically robust code system that consists of or contains concepts to support describing the administrative routes used during vaccination. This value set is provided as a suggestive example."/>
  <compose>
    <include>
      <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RouteOfAdministration"/>
      <concept>
        <code value="IDINJ"/>
        <display value="Injection, intradermal"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="IM"/>
        <display value="Injection, intramuscular"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="IVINJ"/>
        <display value="Injection, intravenous"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PO"/>
        <display value="Swallow, oral"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="SQ"/>
        <display value="Injection, subcutaneous"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="TRNSDERM"/>
        <display value="Transdermal"/>
      </concept>
    </include>
  </compose>
</ValueSet>
```