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# servicerequest

A record of a request for service such as diagnostic investigations, treatments, or operations to be performed. See the [HL7 FHIR R4 spec](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/servicerequest.html) for full details.

**Tables in this resource:**

* **servicerequest** – Main service request record (this page)
* [servicerequest\_code\_coding](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/servicerequest/code_coding)
* [servicerequest\_extension](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/servicerequest/extension)
* [servicerequest\_extension\_vcc\_coding](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/servicerequest/extension_vcc_coding)
* **servicerequest\_references** – Normalized references; see [Reference Tables](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/reference_tables)

**Primary Keys:**

* servicerequest\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

* patient\_id - links to the [patient](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/patient/base) table (subject)

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| Column | Data Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| servicerequest\_id | varchar | Unique identifier for the service request |
| patient\_id | varchar | Unique identifier for the patient (subject) |
| status | varchar | Status of the request |
| occurrencedatetime | datetime | When the service should occur, if given as date/time (`ServiceRequest.occurrenceDateTime`) |
| code\_text | varchar | Free-text description of the requested service |
| code\_cpt\_code† | varchar | CPT code for the requested service |
| code\_cpt\_display† | varchar | Human-readable CPT description |
| code\_snomed\_code† | varchar | SNOMED CT code for the requested service |
| code\_snomed\_display† | varchar | Human-readable SNOMED CT description |
| intent | varchar | Intent of the request (e.g. order, plan) |
| priority | varchar | Request priority (`ServiceRequest.priority`) |
| meta\_source | varchar | Source document filename from FHIR meta.source |
| data\_source\_ext† | varchar | Integration source of the data, derived from FHIR extension |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

* [patient](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/patient/base)

**Child:**

* [servicerequest\_code\_coding](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/servicerequest/code_coding)
* [servicerequest\_extension](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/servicerequest/extension)


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