---
type: "valueset"
title: "Transport Reason Codes"
valueset: "transport-reason"
---
# Transport Reason Codes

- **Official URL**: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/transport-reason
- **Version**: 6.0.0
- **Status**: draft
- **Name**: TransportReason
- **Title**: Transport Reason Codes
- **Publisher**: HL7 (FHIR Project)
- **Description**: Example ValueSet that can be used to describe reasons for transport.

## Content (Compose)

- **System**: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0003 | **Concepts**: A01, A02, A03, I12, O23, O27, S38, R26, S47, S48, U14

## ValueSet XML



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

<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="transport-reason"/>
  <meta>
    
  </meta>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="oo"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/transport-reason"/>
  <version value="6.0.0"/>
  <name value="TransportReason"/>
  <title value="Transport Reason Codes"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2025-10-24T16:55:11+11:00"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
 <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="Example ValueSet that can be used to describe reasons for transport."/>
  <compose>
    <include>
      <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0003"/>
      <concept>
        <code value="A01"/>
        <display value="ADT/ACK - Admit/visit notification"/>
        <definition value="ADT/ACK - Admit/visit notification"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="A02"/>
        <display value="ADT/ACK - Transfer a patient"/>
        <definition value="ADT/ACK - Transfer a patient"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="A03"/>
        <display value="ADT/ACK - Discharge/end visit"/>
        <definition value="ADT/ACK - Discharge/end visit"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="I12"/>
        <display value="REF/RRI - Patient referral"/>
        <definition value="REF/RRI - Patient referral"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="O23"/>
        <display value="OMI - Imaging order"/>
        <definition value="OMI - Imaging order"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="O27"/>
        <display value="OMB - Blood product order"/>
        <definition value="OMB - Blood product order"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="S38"/>
        <display value="Containers Prepared for Specimen Collection"/>
        <definition value="Describes the event before specimen collection, when containers have been prepared"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="R26"/>
        <display value="OSM - Unsolicited Specimen Shipment Manifest Message"/>
        <definition value="OSM - Unsolicited Specimen Shipment Manifest Message"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="S47"/>
        <display value="Specimen Sent to Archive"/>
        <definition value="Describes the event when a specimen has been moved into storage"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="S48"/>
        <display value="Specimen Retrieved from Archive"/>
        <definition value="Describes the event when a specimen has been moved out of storage"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="U14"/>
        <display value="INR/ACK – Automated Equipment Inventory Request"/>
        <definition value="INR/ACK – Automated Equipment Inventory Request"/>
      </concept>
    </include>
  </compose>
</ValueSet>
```