## Condition Contributing to Death
**Condition Contributing to Death** is a profile of the [FHIR STU3 Condition](http://hl7.org/fhir/STU3/condition.html) resource. It is used to convey a significant condition or circumstance that contributed to the cause of death but did not result in the underlying cause nor participated in the causal pathway to the final or immediate cause of death. Like the causes of death, conditions contributing to death are initially conveyed as free text descriptions and sent to the NCHS to be encoded. Unlike a cause of death, conditions contributing to death do not include an onset nor are they sequenced in priority or chronological order.
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### **UML Expression**
{{render:vrdrconditioncontributingtodeathUML}}
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### **Structure Definition**
{{profile:VRDRConditionContributintgToDeath, 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|2.1.01 Death Event|significantContributingCause|
|code.code|Death Certificate| Item 32II|Other Significant Conditions Contributing to Death|
|code.code|Standard Death Record IG|SDR ContributedToDeathCondition Profile|Condition.code|
|code.text|Vital Records DAM|2.1.01 Death Event|significantContributingCause|
|code.text|Death Certificate| Item 32II|Other Significant Conditions Contributing to Death|
|code.text|Standard Death Record IG|SDR ContributedToDeathCondition Profile|Condition.code|
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### **Instance Example**
**Example Values**
|Element Name|Element Value|
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|id|example-condition-contributing-to-death|
|profile|VRDR-Condition-Contributintg-To-Death|
|text.status|additional|
|text.div|Example Contributing Conditions|
|subject.reference|example-decedent|
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**Example XML Instance**
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