AeHIN Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCoD) Implementation Guide
0.1.0 - Draft for AeHIN Member Review Asia

Bangladesh Core FHIR Implementation Guide - Published by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: MCCoD Local Observation Codes (Experimental)

Official URL: http://mccod.w3datanet.com/fhir/CodeSystem/mccod-observation-codes Version: 0.1.0
Draft as of 2026-05-21 Computable Name: MCCoDObservationCodesCS

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Local code system for MCCoD Observation types where no suitable internationally recognised LOINC code exists for the exact concept as defined in the WHO MCCoD form. These codes are used as Observation.code values in this IG. Member countries SHOULD map or replace these with appropriate national or LOINC codes in their national implementation guides.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

  • This CodeSystem is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

This case-insensitive code system http://mccod.w3datanet.com/fhir/CodeSystem/mccod-observation-codes defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
surgery-within-4-weeks Surgery Performed Within Last 4 Weeks

Indicates whether surgery was performed within the 4 weeks immediately preceding death, as recorded on the WHO MCCoD Frame B form. No suitable LOINC code exists for this exact concept.

injury-incident External Cause Injury Incident

Documents the details of the external cause of death or poisoning, including description, date of injury, and place of occurrence, as recorded on the WHO MCCoD Frame B form. No suitable single LOINC code exists for this composite concept.

fetal-or-infant-death Fetal or Infant Death Details

Documents details specific to fetal or infant deaths including multiple pregnancy, stillbirth, hours survived, birth weight, gestational age, and maternal age, as recorded on the WHO MCCoD Frame B form.

stillborn Stillborn

Whether the death was a stillbirth (fetal death after 28 completed weeks of gestation with no signs of life after delivery).

hours-survived Hours Survived

Number of hours the infant survived when death occurred within 24 hours of birth.

perinatal-maternal-conditions Perinatal Maternal Conditions

Conditions of the mother that affected the fetus or newborn, relevant to a perinatal death.

pregnant-within-year Pregnant Within Past Year

Whether the deceased woman of reproductive age was pregnant at any point during the year preceding death.

pregnancy-timing Pregnancy Timing Relative to Death

The timing of pregnancy relative to the time of death.

pregnancy-contributed-to-death Pregnancy Contributed to Death

Whether the pregnancy contributed to the death of the woman.

pregnancy-status-at-death Pregnancy Status at or Near Time of Death

Documents whether the deceased woman of reproductive age was pregnant within the year preceding death, the timing of pregnancy relative to death, and whether pregnancy contributed to death, as recorded on the WHO MCCoD Frame B form.