Medication
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Medication, published by HL7 Belgium. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/hl7-be/medication/tree/master and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

ValueSet: Route of Administration ValueSet

Official URL: https://www.ehealth.fgov.be/standards/fhir/terminology/ValueSet/BeRouteOfAdministrationVS Version: 1.1.0
Active as of 2025-07-25 Computable Name: BeRouteOfAdministrationVS

Copyright/Legal: This value set includes content from SNOMED CT, which is copyright © 2002+ International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO); Belgium is a member of IHTSDO. Implementers of SNOMED CT should review usage terms or directly contact SNOMED International: info@snomed.org

This ValueSet contains codes for the route of administration of medications. It is used to specify how a medication is administered to a patient, such as orally, intravenously, or topically.

References

Logical Definition (CLD)

 

Expansion

Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on SNOMED CT International edition 01-Feb 2025

This value set contains 83 concepts

CodeSystemDisplay (en-US)
  738982001http://snomed.info/sctOromucosal
  54471007http://snomed.info/sctBuccal route
  448598008http://snomed.info/sctCutaneous route (qualifier value)
  372449004http://snomed.info/sctDental use
  372450004http://snomed.info/sctEndocervical use
  372451000http://snomed.info/sctEndosinusial use
  372452007http://snomed.info/sctEndotracheopulmonary use
  417985001http://snomed.info/sctEnteral route (qualifier value)
  764723001http://snomed.info/sctEpilesional route (qualifier value)
  372453002http://snomed.info/sctExtra-amniotic use
  766790006http://snomed.info/sctExtracorporeal hemodialysis route (qualifier value)
  714743009http://snomed.info/sctExtracorporeal route (qualifier value)
  372454008http://snomed.info/sctGastroenteral use
  372457001http://snomed.info/sctGingival use
  718329006http://snomed.info/sctInfiltration route (qualifier value)
  372458006http://snomed.info/sctIntraamniotic use
  58100008http://snomed.info/sctIntra-arterial route
  12130007http://snomed.info/sctIntra-articular route
  372459003http://snomed.info/sctIntrabursal use
  418821007http://snomed.info/sctIntracameral route (qualifier value)
  372460008http://snomed.info/sctIntracardiac use
  418331006http://snomed.info/sctIntracartilaginous route (qualifier value)
  372461007http://snomed.info/sctIntracavernous use
  446540005http://snomed.info/sctIntracerebral route (qualifier value)
  420719007http://snomed.info/sctIntracerebroventricular route (qualifier value)
  372462000http://snomed.info/sctIntracervical route (qualifier value)
  58761000052107http://snomed.info/sctIntracholangiopancreatic route
  418892005http://snomed.info/sctIntracisternal route (qualifier value)
  418608002http://snomed.info/sctIntracorneal route (qualifier value)
  372463005http://snomed.info/sctIntracoronary use
  372464004http://snomed.info/sctIntradermal use
  372465003http://snomed.info/sctIntradiscal use
  448077001http://snomed.info/sctIntraepidermal route (qualifier value)
  445768003http://snomed.info/sctIntragastric route (qualifier value)
  58751000052109http://snomed.info/sctIntraglandular route (qualifier value)
  372466002http://snomed.info/sctIntralesional use
  372467006http://snomed.info/sctIntralymphatic use
  447121004http://snomed.info/sctIntramammary route (qualifier value)
  78421000http://snomed.info/sctIntramuscular route
  372468001http://snomed.info/sctIntraocular use
  417255000http://snomed.info/sctIntraosseous route (qualifier value)
  445771006http://snomed.info/sctIntrapericardial route (qualifier value)
  38239002http://snomed.info/sctIntraperitoneal route
  372469009http://snomed.info/sctIntrapleural use
  58771000052103http://snomed.info/sctIntraportal route
  419810008http://snomed.info/sctIntraprostatic route (qualifier value)
  420201002http://snomed.info/sctIntrapulmonary route (qualifier value)
  372470005http://snomed.info/sctIntrasternal use
  72607000http://snomed.info/sctIntrathecal route
  447122006http://snomed.info/sctIntratumor route (qualifier value)
  62226000http://snomed.info/sctIntrauterine route
  47625008http://snomed.info/sctIntravenous route
  420287000http://snomed.info/sctIntraventricular route - cardiac (qualifier value)
  372471009http://snomed.info/sctIntravesical use
  418401004http://snomed.info/sctIntravitreal route (qualifier value)
  420185003http://snomed.info/sctLaryngeal route (qualifier value)
  46713006http://snomed.info/sctNasal route
  385432009http://snomed.info/sctNot applicable (qualifier value)
  372472002http://snomed.info/sctOcular route (qualifier value)
  54485002http://snomed.info/sctOphthalmic route
  26643006http://snomed.info/sctOral route
  418664002http://snomed.info/sctOropharyngeal route (qualifier value)
  10547007http://snomed.info/sctOtic route
  419165009http://snomed.info/sctParavertebral route (qualifier value)
  372474001http://snomed.info/sctPeriarticular use
  447080003http://snomed.info/sctPeridural route (qualifier value)
  372475000http://snomed.info/sctPerineural use
  447052000http://snomed.info/sctPeriodontal route (qualifier value)
  420047004http://snomed.info/sctPeriosteal route (qualifier value)
  58811000052103http://snomed.info/sctPeritumoral route (qualifier value)
  58821000052106http://snomed.info/sctPosterior juxtascleral route (qualifier value)
  37161004http://snomed.info/sctPer rectum
  447694001http://snomed.info/sctRespiratory tract route (qualifier value)
  418321004http://snomed.info/sctRetrobulbar route (qualifier value)
  372476004http://snomed.info/sctSubconjunctival use
  34206005http://snomed.info/sctSubcutaneous route
  37839007http://snomed.info/sctSublingual route
  419874009http://snomed.info/sctSubmucosal route (qualifier value)
  58831000052108http://snomed.info/sctSubretinal route (qualifier value)
  6064005http://snomed.info/sctTopical route
  45890007http://snomed.info/sctTransdermal route
  90028008http://snomed.info/sctUrethral route
  16857009http://snomed.info/sctPer vagina

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code