---
type: "valueset"
title: "Value Filter Comparator"
valueset: "value-filter-comparator"
---
# Value Filter Comparator

- **Official URL**: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/value-filter-comparator
- **Status**: active
- **Name**: ValueFilterComparator
- **Title**: Value Filter Comparator
- **Publisher**: HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure
- **Description**: The type of comparator operator to use

## Content (Compose)

- **System**: http://hl7.org/fhir/search-comparator | **Concepts**: eq, gt, lt, ge, le, sa, eb

## ValueSet XML



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

<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="value-filter-comparator"/>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="fhir"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="normative"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/value-filter-comparator"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.3306"/>
  </identifier>
  <name value="ValueFilterComparator"/>
  <title value="Value Filter Comparator"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="The type of comparator operator to use"/>
  <compose>
    <include>
      <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/search-comparator"/>
      <concept>
        <code value="eq"/>
        <display value="Equals"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="gt"/>
        <display value="Greater Than"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="lt"/>
        <display value="Less Than"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="ge"/>
        <display value="Greater or Equals"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="le"/>
        <display value="Less of Equal"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="sa"/>
        <display value="Starts After"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="eb"/>
        <display value="Ends Before"/>
      </concept>
    </include>
  </compose>
</ValueSet>
```