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Serv Desc Code System
The system of codes to express the use cases for a Direct endpoint.
| Canonical URL | http://objects.directtrust.org/standards/terminology/CodeSystem/ServDescCS |
| Name | ServDescCodeSystem |
| Status | active |
| Date | 2026-11-05 |
| Publisher | DirectTrust |
Concepts
| Code | Display |
|---|---|
payer-payer-data-exchange | information exchange between payers |
prior-authorization-continuity-of-care | information exchange between payers to share prior authorization continuity of care |
payer-provider-data-exchange | information exchange between payers and providers |
prior-authorization | information exchange between payers and providers for prior authorization |
payer-patient-data-exchange | information exchange between payers and patients |
provider-provider-data-exchange | information exchange between providers |
provider-payer-data-exchange | information exchange between providers and payers |
provider-to-patient-data-exchange | information exchange between providers and patients |
patient-payer-data-exchange | information exchange between patients and payers |
patient-provider-data-exchange | information exchange between patients and providers |
patient-public-health-data-exchange | information exchange between patients and public health |
patient-research-data-exchange | information exchange between patients and research |
patient-education-data-exchange | information exchange to faciliate patient education |
public-health-patient-data-exchange | information exchange between public health and patients |
research-patient-data-exchange | information exchange between research and patients |
patient-access | information exchange for patients |
care-case-manager | information exchange with a care or case managers |
care-coordination | information exchange for care coordination across the entire patient care team |
cc-maternal-health-birth | information exchange for care coordination for maternal health birth |
advance-care-planning-document-review | information exchange to support advance care planning |
advanced-eob | information exchange for advanced eobs |
coverage-requirements-discovery-crd | information exchange for discovering coverage requirements |
documentation-templates-rules-dtr | information exchange for documentation templates and rules |
formulary | information exchange for drug formulary |
prescriptions | information exchange for prescriptions |
item-service-price-transparency | information exchange for item or service price transparency |
patient-cost-transparency-gfe | information exchange for making patient costs transparent |
quality-measure-reporting | information exchange for quality measure reporting |
adverse-event-reporting | information exchange for adverse event reporting |
notifications | information exchange for notifications |
workflow-status | information exchange for workflow status |
pharmacology-evaluation-notifications | information exchange for pharmacology evaluation notifications |
adt-notifications | information exchange for ADT notifications |
admissions | information exchange for Admission ADT Notifications |
discharges | information exchange for Discharge ADT Notifications |
hospital-admissions | information exchange for Hospital Admission ADT Notifications |
hospital-discharges | information exchange for Hospital Discharge ADT Notifications |
ed-adt-notifications | information exchange for Emergency Department ADT notifications |
ed-arrivals | information exchange for ED Arrival Notifications |
ed-admissions | information exchange for ED Admission Notifications |
ed-discharges | information exchange for ED Discharge Notifications |
ed-departures | information exchange for ED Departure Notifications |
outpatient-visit-notifications | information exchange for outpatient visit notifications |
scheduling | information exchange for scheduling |
release-of-information | information exchange for release of information |
medical-records | information exchange for medical records |
administrative | information exchange for administrative activities |
support | information exchange for technical or customer support activities |
redirect-processing-anomalies | information exchange to report a processing anomaly for a successfully received message |
billing | information exchange for billing |
referrals | information exchange for referrals |
referrals-360x | information exchange for 360x referrals |
transfer-transition-of-care | information exchange for transfers and transitions of care |
provider-directory | information exchange for provider directories |
directory-steward | information exchange for directory maintenance and quality |
anomaly-processing-notifications | notifications to report processing anomalies for successfully delivered messages |
report-spam | notifications to report messages received which contain not PHI and are believed to violate the DirectTrust policy on prohibited uses of Directory information |
online-notarization | request online document notarization |
care-plans-review-or-approval | information exchange to support care plan review and approval |
public-health-reporting | information exchange for public health reporting |
payers-and-payments | information exchange for billing |
break-the-glass | information exchange that requires break the glass |
production-testing | information exchange that requires production-level testing |
individual-practitioner | information exchange with an individual practitioner |
individual-employee | information exchange with an individual employee |
individual-patient-member-consumer | information exchange with an individual patient-member-cleint-consumer |
location | information exchange with a treating facility |
group | information exchange with a provider group |
department | information exchange with a provider department |
no-reply | endpoint does not accept information for exchange |
any-all | endpoint that accepts any and all types of information exchange possible for its endpoint type |
Full Resource
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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},
{
"code": "online-notarization",
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},
{
"code": "care-plans-review-or-approval",
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},
{
"code": "public-health-reporting",
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},
{
"code": "payers-and-payments",
"display": "information exchange for billing"
},
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"code": "break-the-glass",
"display": "information exchange that requires break the glass"
},
{
"code": "production-testing",
"display": "information exchange that requires production-level testing"
},
{
"code": "individual-practitioner",
"display": "information exchange with an individual practitioner"
},
{
"code": "individual-employee",
"display": "information exchange with an individual employee"
},
{
"code": "individual-patient-member-consumer",
"display": "information exchange with an individual patient-member-cleint-consumer"
},
{
"code": "location",
"display": "information exchange with a treating facility"
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"display": "information exchange with a provider group"
},
{
"code": "department",
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