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# Procedure

> An action that is or was performed on or for a patient. This can be a physical intervention like an operation, or less invasive like long term services, counseling, or hypnotherapy.

## Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[] | External Identifiers for this procedure |
| instantiatesCanonical | No | canonical\[] | Instantiates FHIR protocol or definition |
| instantiatesUri | No | uri\[] | Instantiates external protocol or definition |
| basedOn | No | Reference\<[CarePlan](/medical-api/fhir/resources/careplan) / [ServiceRequest](/medical-api/fhir/resources/servicerequest)>\[] | A request for this procedure |
| partOf | No | Reference\<[Procedure](/medical-api/fhir/resources/procedure) / [Observation](/medical-api/fhir/resources/observation) / [MedicationAdministration](/medical-api/fhir/resources/medicationadministration)>\[] | Part of referenced event |
| status | Yes | code | preparation / in-progress / not-done / on-hold / stopped / completed / entered-in-error / unknown |
| statusReason | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Reason for current status |
| category | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Classification of the procedure |
| code | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Identification of the procedure |
| subject | Yes | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [Group](/medical-api/fhir/resources/group)> | Who the procedure was performed on |
| encounter | No | Reference\<[Encounter](/medical-api/fhir/resources/encounter)> | Encounter created as part of |
| performed\[x] | No | dateTime, [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period), string, [Age](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/age), [Range](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/range) | When the procedure was performed |
| recorder | No | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole)> | Who recorded the procedure |
| asserter | No | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson) / [Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole)> | Person who asserts this procedure |
| performer | No | ProcedurePerformer | The people who performed the procedure |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - 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 even if unrecognized |
| - function | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Type of performance |
| - actor | Yes | Reference\<[Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization) / [Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [RelatedPerson](/medical-api/fhir/resources/relatedperson) / [Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device)> | The reference to the practitioner |
| - onBehalfOf | No | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)> | Organization the device or practitioner was acting for |
| location | No | Reference\<[Location](/medical-api/fhir/resources/location)> | Where the procedure happened |
| reasonCode | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Coded reason procedure performed |
| reasonReference | No | Reference\<[Condition](/medical-api/fhir/resources/condition) / [Observation](/medical-api/fhir/resources/observation) / [Procedure](/medical-api/fhir/resources/procedure) / [DiagnosticReport](/medical-api/fhir/resources/diagnosticreport) / [DocumentReference](/medical-api/fhir/resources/documentreference)>\[] | The justification that the procedure was performed |
| bodySite | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Target body sites |
| outcome | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | The result of procedure |
| report | No | Reference\<[DiagnosticReport](/medical-api/fhir/resources/diagnosticreport) / [DocumentReference](/medical-api/fhir/resources/documentreference) / [Composition](/medical-api/fhir/resources/composition)>\[] | Any report resulting from the procedure |
| complication | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Complication following the procedure |
| complicationDetail | No | Reference\<[Condition](/medical-api/fhir/resources/condition)>\[] | A condition that is a result of the procedure |
| followUp | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Instructions for follow up |
| note | No | [Annotation](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/annotation)\[] | Additional information about the procedure |
| focalDevice | No | ProcedureFocalDevice | Manipulated, implanted, or removed device |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - 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 even if unrecognized |
| - action | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Kind of change to device |
| - manipulated | Yes | Reference\<[Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device)> | Device that was changed |
| usedReference | No | Reference\<[Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device) / [Medication](/medical-api/fhir/resources/medication) / [Substance](/medical-api/fhir/resources/substance)>\[] | Items used during procedure |
| usedCode | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Coded items used during the procedure |

## Search Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
| - | - | - | - |
| code | token | A code to identify a procedure | Procedure.code |
| date | date | When the procedure was performed | Procedure.performed |
| identifier | token | A unique identifier for a procedure | Procedure.identifier |
| patient | reference | Search by subject - a patient | Procedure.subject |
| encounter | reference | Encounter created as part of | Procedure.encounter |
| based-on | reference | A request for this procedure | Procedure.basedOn |
| category | token | Classification of the procedure | Procedure.category |
| instantiates-canonical | reference | Instantiates FHIR protocol or definition | Procedure.instantiatesCanonical |
| instantiates-uri | uri | Instantiates external protocol or definition | Procedure.instantiatesUri |
| location | reference | Where the procedure happened | Procedure.location |
| part-of | reference | Part of referenced event | Procedure.partOf |
| performer | reference | The reference to the practitioner | Procedure.performer.actor |
| reason-code | token | Coded reason procedure performed | Procedure.reasonCode |
| reason-reference | reference | The justification that the procedure was performed | Procedure.reasonReference |
| status | token | preparation / in-progress / not-done / on-hold / stopped / completed / entered-in-error / unknown | Procedure.status |
| subject | reference | Search by subject | Procedure.subject |

## 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 [Procedure](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Procedure).


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