USCDI Export for the Public

Classification Level Sort descending Data Class Data Class Description Data Element Data Element Description Applicable Standards Submitter Name Submitter Organization Submission Date
Draft USCDI V6 Laboratory

Analysis of clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient.

Result Unit of Measure

Unit of measurement to report quantitative laboratory test results.

  • The Unified Code of Units for Measure, Revision 2.2
Nedra Y Garrett CDC
Draft USCDI V6 Health Status Assessments

Assessments of a health-related matter of interest, importance, or worry to a patient, patient’s family, or patient’s healthcare provider that could identify a need, problem, or condition.

Physical Activity Status

Evaluation of a patient's current or usual exercise.

Examples include but are not limited to frequency of muscle-strengthening physical activity, days per week with moderate to strenuous physical activity, and minutes per day of moderate to strenuous physical activity.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.78
Laurie P. Whitsel American Heart Association/Physical Activity Alliance
Draft USCDI V6 Clinical Notes

Narrative patient data relevant to the context identified by note types.

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  • Usage note: Clinical Notes data elements are content exchange standard agnostic. They should not be interpreted or associated with the structured document templates that may share the same name. 
Emergency Department Note

Narrative summary of care delivered in an emergency department.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) version 2.78
    • At minimum: Emergency Department Note (LOINC code 34111-5)
Smitha Vellanky, on behalf of Joel Andress and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) On behalf of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
Draft USCDI V6 Medications

Pharmacologic agents used in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.

Route of Administration

Physiological administration path of a therapeutic agent into or onto a patient.

Examples include but are not limited to oral, topical, and intravenous.

  • SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, September 2024 Release
  • National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (NCIt) v24.10d, FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) Terminology
Smitha Vellanky, on behalf of Joel Andress and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) On behalf of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
Draft USCDI V6 Immunizations

Record of vaccine administration.

Lot Number

Sequence of characters representing a specific quantity of manufactured material within a batch of a vaccine product.

Sandi Mitchell J P Systems, Inc.
Draft USCDI V6 Patient Demographics/Information

Data used to categorize individuals for identification, records matching, and other purposes.

Interpreter Needed

Indication of whether a person needs language interpretation services.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) version 2.78
  • SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, September 2024 Release
Scott Stare CMS Office of Minority Health
Draft USCDI V6 Orders

Provider-authored request for the delivery of patient care services.

Laboratory Order

Provider-authored request for the performance of a laboratory test.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) version 2.78
Joel Andress Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
Draft USCDI V6 Orders

Provider-authored request for the delivery of patient care services.

Medication Order

Provider-authored request for the dispensing of a therapeutic agent.

  • RxNorm® Full Monthly Release, December 2, 2024
Joel Andress Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
Draft USCDI V6 Orders

Provider-authored request for the delivery of patient care services.

Diagnostic Imaging Order

Provider-authored request for the performance of a diagnostic imaging study.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) version 2.78
Joel Andress Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
Draft USCDI V6 Orders

Provider-authored request for the delivery of patient care services.

Procedure Order

Provider-authored request for the performance of a diagnostic or therapeutic intervention.

Joel Andress Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
Draft USCDI V6 Orders

Provider-authored request for the delivery of patient care services.

Clinical Tests Order

Provider-authored request for the performance of a non-laboratory or non-imaging test.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) version 2.78
Joel Andress Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
Draft USCDI V6 Medical Devices

An instrument, machine, appliance, implant, software or other article intended to be used for a medical purpose.

Unique Device Identifier (UDI)

Numeric or alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies a medical device.

Usage note: Contains a device identifier (DI) and one or more production identifiers (PI).

  • FDA Unique Device Identification (UDI) System
Marti Velezis FDA/CDRH/Indira Konduri (FDA/CDRH/OPEQ/ORP/DRPIII)