##  Cause Of Death Condition

**Cause Of Death Condition** is a profile of the [FHIR STU3 Condition](http://hl7.org/fhir/STU3/condition.html) resource. It is used to convey a condition (disease, injury, or complication) contributing to the cause of death. A cause of death is one in an ordered list of caused in a cause of death pathway. The cause of death is initially conveyed as a free text description and sent to the NCHS to be encoded. The final death certificate includes the NCHS assigned code as well as the original free text description. The cause of death condition also includes a timing expression used to convey the interval of time between onset of the condition and death.

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### **UML Expression**

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### **Structure Definition**

{{profile:vrdrCauseOfDeathCondition, expand}}

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### **Element Bindings**
|Element Name|Binding Type|Binding Value|Fixed Value Code System|
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|asserter|Reference|VRDR Certifier||
|code.code|Value Set|Condition-code||
|subject|Reference|VRDR Decedent||

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### **Element Table**

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### **Requirements Traceability Mappings**

|Element Path|Reference|Location|Data Item|
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|code.code|Vital Records DAM|2.1.02 Cause of Death|causeDescription|
|code.code|Death Certificate| Item 32Ia|Cause of Death|
|code.code|Standard Death Record IG|SDR CauseOfDeathCondition Profile|Condition.code|
|code.text|Vital Records DAM|2.1.02 Cause of Death|causeDescription|
|code.text|Death Certificate| Item 32Ia|Cause of Death|
|code.text|Standard Death Record IG|SDR CauseOfDeathCondition Profile|Condition.code|
|onsetQuantity|Vital Records DAM|2.1.02 Cause of Death|preDeathTimeInterval|
|onsetQuantity|Death Certificate| Item 32Ib|Interval onset to death|
|onsetQuantity|Standard Death Record IG|SDR CauseOfDeathCondition Profile|Condition.onset[x]|

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### **Instance Example**

**Example Values**

|Element Name|Element Value|
|-
|id|example-cause-of-death-condition|
|profile|VRDR-Cause-Of-Death-Condition|
|text.status|additional|
|text.div|Acute transmural myocardial infarction of anterior wall|
|code.system|ICD-10|
|code.code|I21.0|
|code.display|Acute transmural myocardial infarction of anterior wall|
|subject.reference|example-decedent|
|onsetString|minutes|
|asserter.reference|example-practitioner|

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**Example XML Instance**

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<Condition>
  <id value="example-cause-of-death-condition" />
  <meta>
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/-VRDR-Cause-Of-Death-Condition" />
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="additional" />
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Acute transmural myocardial infarction of anterior wall</div>
  </text>
  <code>
    <coding>
      <system value="ICD-10" />
      <code value="I21.0" />
      <display value="Acute transmural myocardial infarction of anterior wall" />
    </coding>
  </code>
  <subject>
    <reference value="example-decedent" />
  </subject>
  <onsetString value="minutes" />
  <asserter>
    <reference value="example-practitioner" />
  </asserter>
</Condition>

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