> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.metriport.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Media

> A photo, video, or audio recording acquired or used in healthcare. The actual content may be inline or provided by direct reference.

## Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[] | Identifier(s) for the image |
| basedOn | No | Reference\<[ServiceRequest](/medical-api/fhir/resources/servicerequest) / [CarePlan](/medical-api/fhir/resources/careplan)>\[] | Procedure that caused this media to be created |
| partOf | No | Reference\<Resource>\[] | Part of referenced event |
| status | Yes | code | preparation / in-progress / not-done / on-hold / stopped / completed / entered-in-error / unknown |
| type | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Classification of media as image, video, or audio |
| modality | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | The type of acquisition equipment/process |
| view | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Imaging view, e.g. Lateral or Antero-posterior |
| subject | No | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [Group](/medical-api/fhir/resources/group) / [Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device) / [Specimen](/medical-api/fhir/resources/specimen) / [Location](/medical-api/fhir/resources/location)> | Who/What this Media is a record of |
| encounter | No | Reference\<[Encounter](/medical-api/fhir/resources/encounter)> | Encounter associated with media |
| created\[x] | No | dateTime, [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period) | When Media was collected |
| issued | No | instant | Date/Time this version was made available |
| operator | No | Reference\<[Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization) / [CareTeam](/medical-api/fhir/resources/careteam) / [Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson)> | The person who generated the image |
| reasonCode | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Why was event performed? |
| bodySite | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Observed body part |
| deviceName | No | string | Name of the device/manufacturer |
| device | No | Reference\<[Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device) / [DeviceMetric](/medical-api/fhir/resources/devicemetric) / [Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device)> | Observing Device |
| height | No | positiveInt | Height of the image in pixels (photo/video) |
| width | No | positiveInt | Width of the image in pixels (photo/video) |
| frames | No | positiveInt | Number of frames if > 1 (photo) |
| duration | No | decimal | Length in seconds (audio / video) |
| content | Yes | [Attachment](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/attachment) | Actual Media - reference or data |
| note | No | [Annotation](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/annotation)\[] | Comments made about the media |

## Search Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
| - | - | - | - |
| based-on | reference | Procedure that caused this media to be created | Media.basedOn |
| created | date | When Media was collected | Media.created |
| device | reference | Observing Device | Media.device |
| encounter | reference | Encounter associated with media | Media.encounter |
| identifier | token | Identifier(s) for the image | Media.identifier |
| modality | token | The type of acquisition equipment/process | Media.modality |
| operator | reference | The person who generated the image | Media.operator |
| patient | reference | Who/What this Media is a record of | Media.subject |
| site | token | Observed body part | Media.bodySite |
| status | token | preparation / in-progress / not-done / on-hold / stopped / completed / entered-in-error / unknown | Media.status |
| subject | reference | Who/What this Media is a record of | Media.subject |
| type | token | Classification of media as image, video, or audio | Media.type |
| view | token | Imaging view, e.g. Lateral or Antero-posterior | Media.view |

## Inherited Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| id | No | string | Logical id of this artifact |
| meta | No | [Meta](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/meta) | Metadata about the resource |
| implicitRules | No | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| language | No | code | Language of the resource content |
| text | No | [Narrative](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/narrative) | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained | No | Resource\[] | Contained, inline Resources |
| extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored |

To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see [Media](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Media).


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