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: Fitzpatrick Skin Type Value Set - JSON Representation

Draft as of 2026-08-26

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{
  "resourceType" : "ValueSet",
  "id" : "fitzpatrick-skin-type-vs",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: ValueSet fitzpatrick-skin-type-vs</b></p><a name=\"fitzpatrick-skin-type-vs\"> </a><a name=\"hcfitzpatrick-skin-type-vs\"> </a><ul><li>Include these codes as defined in <a href=\"http://loinc.org\"><code>http://loinc.org</code></a><span title=\"Version is not explicitly stated. No matching Code System found\"> version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)</span><table class=\"none\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"https://loinc.org/LA15337-1/\">LA15337-1</a></td><td>Skin-type I: very fair skin, blond or red hair, light eyes (blue or green), never tan and always sunburn after sun exposure</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"https://loinc.org/LA15338-9/\">LA15338-9</a></td><td>Skin-type II: fair skin, blond or light-brown hair, light eyes (blue or green), usual sunburn</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"https://loinc.org/LA15339-7/\">LA15339-7</a></td><td>Skin-type III: deep skin, brown hair, light to medium eye color</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"https://loinc.org/LA15340-5/\">LA15340-5</a></td><td>Skin-type IV: olive skin, dark-brown hair, brown eyes</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"https://loinc.org/LA15341-3/\">LA15341-3</a></td><td>Skin-type V: brown skin, black hair, black eyes</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"https://loinc.org/LA15342-1/\">LA15342-1</a></td><td>Skin-type VI: black skin, black hair, black eyes</td></tr></table></li></ul></div>"
  },
  "url" : "https://susith-athukorala.github.io/skin-screening-ig/ValueSet/fitzpatrick-skin-type-vs",
  "version" : "0.1.0",
  "name" : "FitzpatrickSkinTypeValueSet",
  "title" : "Fitzpatrick Skin Type Value Set",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-08-26T10:43:26+00:00",
  "publisher" : "Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, Adelaide University, Australia",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, Adelaide University, Australia",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "https://adelaide.edu.au/research/rosemary-bryant-ao-research-centre/"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "Answer codes representing Fitzpatrick skin phototypes (Types I through VI).",
  "jurisdiction" : [
    {
      "coding" : [
        {
          "system" : "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
          "code" : "AU",
          "display" : "Australia"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "compose" : {
    "include" : [
      {
        "system" : "http://loinc.org",
        "concept" : [
          {
            "code" : "LA15337-1",
            "display" : "Skin-type I: very fair skin, blond or red hair, light eyes (blue or green), never tan and always sunburn after sun exposure"
          },
          {
            "code" : "LA15338-9",
            "display" : "Skin-type II: fair skin, blond or light-brown hair, light eyes (blue or green), usual sunburn"
          },
          {
            "code" : "LA15339-7",
            "display" : "Skin-type III: deep skin, brown hair, light to medium eye color"
          },
          {
            "code" : "LA15340-5",
            "display" : "Skin-type IV: olive skin, dark-brown hair, brown eyes"
          },
          {
            "code" : "LA15341-3",
            "display" : "Skin-type V: brown skin, black hair, black eyes"
          },
          {
            "code" : "LA15342-1",
            "display" : "Skin-type VI: black skin, black hair, black eyes"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}