Data Quality API

Use this API to look up field-level details and valid value sets for coded values. Every element has a Data Element API. Coded data elements have a RESTful ValueSet API, a FHIR ValueSet API, and a CSV ValueSet API. See the README for more information.

Name common_name Data Type Description Data Element API RESTful ValueSet API Index FHIR ValuSet API CSV ValueSet API
Age age numeric Person's age at time of calculated case counting date (CCCD) https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/age.json N/A N/A N/A
Age Units age-units coded Units for person's age at time of calculated case counting date (CCCD) https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/age-units.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.878/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.878 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.878.csv
Age Units Other age-units-other text If "Other" specified for age units or if reporting jurisdiction's values are not mapped to age units value set, specify value here in text. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/age-units-other.json N/A N/A N/A
Birth Date birth-date date Person's date of birth https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/birth-date.json N/A N/A N/A
Calculated Case Counting Date calculated-case-counting-date date The calculated case counting date (CCCD) is the value of the earliest of the available component dates of Symptom Onset Date, Clinical Diagnosis Date, Earliest Specimen Collection Date Associated with a Positive Lab Result, Earliest Result Date of a Positive Lab Result, Date First Received by Public Health Agency, and Date Entered/Record Initiated https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/calculated-case-counting-date.json N/A N/A N/A
Case Disease Imported Code case-disease-imported-code coded Indication of where the disease/condition was likely acquired. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/case-disease-imported-code.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3030/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3030 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3030.csv
Case Disease Imported Code Other case-disease-imported-code-other text If reporting jurisdiction's values are not mapped to case disease imported code value set, specify value here in text. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/case-disease-imported-code-other.json N/A N/A N/A
Case ID case-id text The jurisdictional identifier that uniquely identifies the case (Event ID) https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/case-id.json N/A N/A N/A
Case Outbreak Name case-outbreak-name text A state-assigned name for an identified outbreak https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/case-outbreak-name.json N/A N/A N/A
Case Status case-status coded Status of the case/event as suspect, probable, confirmed, or not a case per CSTE/CDC/surveillance case definition https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/case-status.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.968/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.968 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.968.csv
CDC Outbreak Name cdc-outbreak-name text A CDC-assigned name for an identified outbreak https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/cdc-outbreak-name.json N/A N/A N/A
Clinical Diagnosis Date clinical-diagnosis-date date The earliest date that the condition being reported to public health system was identified by a clinician as the final, suspected, or most likely diagnosis. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/clinical-diagnosis-date.json N/A N/A N/A
Condition Code condition-code coded Condition or event that constitutes the reason the notification is being sent. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/condition-code.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.1015/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.1015 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.1015.csv
Date First Received by Public Health Agency date-first-received-by-public-health-agency date The earliest date a report for the case was received by any public health agency, whether a state/territory or county/local agency, within the jurisdiction in which the case will be counted. Reports may include phone calls and any other mechanisms accepted by the agency. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/date-first-received-by-public-health-agency.json N/A N/A N/A
Date of Electronic Case Notification to CDC date-of-electronic-case-notification-to-cdc datetime Date/time this version of the electronic case notification was sent. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/date-of-electronic-case-notification-to-cdc.json N/A N/A N/A
Date of Onset of Signs or Symptoms date-of-onset-of-signs-or-symptoms date The earliest date of the onset of signs, symptoms, or other clinical manifestations relevant to the reported condition. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/date-of-onset-of-signs-or-symptoms.json N/A N/A N/A
Death Associated with Condition death-associated-with-condition coded Indicator that death was associated with the condition https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/death-associated-with-condition.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888.csv
Deceased Date deceased-date date Date and time at which the person's death occurred. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/deceased-date.json N/A N/A N/A
Disability Type disability-type.disability-type coded Type of disability https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/disability-type.disability-type.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.8081/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.8081 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.8081.csv
Disability Type Indicator disability-type.disability-type-indicator coded Indicator representing whether or not the person had the disability in the corresponding instance of the repeating group https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/disability-type.disability-type-indicator.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888.csv
Disability Type Other disability-type.disability-type-other text If reporting jurisdiction's values are not mapped to disability type value set, specify value here in text. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/disability-type.disability-type-other.json N/A N/A N/A
Earliest Result Date of a Positive Lab Result earliest-result-date-of-a-positive-lab-result date The date on which the first result that was positive or indicative of the disease or condition was either generated or reported by the laboratory. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/earliest-result-date-of-a-positive-lab-result.json N/A N/A N/A
Earliest Specimen Collection Date Associated with a Positive Lab Result earliest-specimen-collection-date-associated-with-a-positive-lab-result date The earliest date a clinical specimen was collected from the person that produced a laboratory result that was positive or indicative of the disease or condition being reported to a public health agency. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/earliest-specimen-collection-date-associated-with-a-positive-lab-result.json N/A N/A N/A
Ethnic Group ethnic-group coded Based on the self-identity of the person as Hispanic or Latino https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/ethnic-group.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3015/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3015 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3015.csv
Ethnic Group Other ethnic-group-other text If "Other" specified for ethnic group or if reporting jurisdiction's values are not mapped to ethnic group value set, specify value here in text. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/ethnic-group-other.json N/A N/A N/A
Exposure exposures.exposure coded Was the person exposed to any of the following during the period of interest? https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/exposures.exposure.json N/A N/A N/A
Exposure Indicator exposures.exposure-indicator coded Indicator representing whether or not the person had the exposure in the corresponding instance of the repeating group https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/exposures.exposure-indicator.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888.csv
Exposure Other exposures.exposure-other text If "Other" specified for exposure or if reporting jurisdiction's values are not mapped to exposure value set, specify value here in text. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/exposures.exposure-other.json N/A N/A N/A
Hospitalized hospitalized coded Indicator that person had a hospitalization associated with the condition https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/hospitalized.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888.csv
Indicator of Signs or Symptoms indicator-of-signs-or-symptoms coded Indicator that the person had any signs, symptoms, or other clinical manifestations associated with the condition being reported https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/indicator-of-signs-or-symptoms.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888.csv
Current Industry industry-and-occupation.current-industry text This data element is used to capture the narrative text of a person's current industry. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/industry-and-occupation.current-industry.json N/A N/A N/A
Current Industry Standardized industry-and-occupation.current-industry-standardized coded This data element is used to capture the CDC NIOSH standard industry code based upon the narrative text of a person's current industry. (The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has developed a web-based software tool designed to translate industry and occupation text to standardized Industry and Occupation codes. The NIOSH Industry and Occupational Computerized Coding System (NIOCCS) is available here: https://csams.cdc.gov/nioccs/Default.aspx https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/industry-and-occupation.current-industry-standardized.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.7187/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.7187 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.7187.csv
Current Occupation industry-and-occupation.current-occupation text This data element is used to capture the narrative text of a person's current occupation. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/industry-and-occupation.current-occupation.json N/A N/A N/A
Current Occupation Standardized industry-and-occupation.current-occupation-standardized coded This data element is used to capture the CDC NIOSH standard occupation code based upon the narrative text of a person's current occupation. (The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has developed a web-based software tool designed to translate industry and occupation text to standardized Industry and Occupation codes. The NIOSH Industry and Occupational Computerized Coding System (NIOCCS) is available here: https://csams.cdc.gov/nioccs/Default.aspx https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/industry-and-occupation.current-occupation-standardized.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.7186/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.7186 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.7186.csv
Specimen Type laboratory.specimen-type coded This indicates the type of specimen tested. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/laboratory.specimen-type.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.946/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.946 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.946.csv
Specimen Type Other laboratory.specimen-type-other text If "Other" specified for specimen type or if reporting jurisdiction's values are not mapped to specimen type value set, specify value here in text. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/laboratory.specimen-type-other.json N/A N/A N/A
Test Result Coded laboratory.test-result-coded coded Coded value to capture either a qualitative test result (e.g., positive, detected, negative) or a species identified through testing https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/laboratory.test-result-coded.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.8085/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.8085 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.8085.csv
Test Result Reference Range laboratory.test-result-reference-range text The interpretation range relevant to the test result https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/laboratory.test-result-reference-range.json N/A N/A N/A
Test Result Text laboratory.test-result-text text Test result value that could be numeric, structured numeric (e.g., >100, 1:64), or text https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/laboratory.test-result-text.json N/A N/A N/A
Test Result Units laboratory.test-result-units coded Units of measure for the test result value https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/laboratory.test-result-units.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.838/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.838 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.838.csv
Test Type laboratory.test-type coded The lab test or analysis that was performed on the specimen https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/laboratory.test-type.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.1002/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.1002 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.1002.csv
Test Type Other laboratory.test-type-other text If "Other" specified for test type or if reporting jurisdiction's values are not mapped to test type value set, specify value here in text. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/laboratory.test-type-other.json N/A N/A N/A
Message Profile Identifier message-profile-identifier text Message profile identifier will always contain a reference to the notification type. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/message-profile-identifier.json N/A N/A N/A
MMWR Week mmwr-week numeric MMWR Week for which case information is to be counted for MMWR publication. MMWR Week to be based on calculated case counting date (CCCD). https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/mmwr-week.json N/A N/A N/A
MMWR Year mmwr-year date MMWR Year (YYYY) for which case information is to be counted for MMWR publication. MMWR Year to be based on calculated case counting date (CCCD). https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/mmwr-year.json N/A N/A N/A
National Reporting Jurisdiction national-reporting-jurisdiction coded National jurisdiction reporting the notification to CDC https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/national-reporting-jurisdiction.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3236/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3236 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3236.csv
NETSS Case ID netss-case-id text If this case was or will be sent to CDC using the NETSS format, provide the CASE ID (position: 7-12/6) included in the NETSS message. If FULL ORIGINAL CASEID (position: 362-561/200) was provided in the NETSS message, provide FULL ORIGINAL CASEID instead of CASEID. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/netss-case-id.json N/A N/A N/A
NETSS Site netss-site text If this case was or will be sent to CDC using the NETSS format, provide the SITE (position: 13-15/3) value included in the NETSS message. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/netss-site.json N/A N/A N/A
Notification Result Status notification-result-status coded Status of the notification https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/notification-result-status.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.7231/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.7231 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.7231.csv
Outbreak Case Status outbreak-case-status coded Status of the case/event as suspect, probable, confirmed, or not a case per outbreak case definition https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/outbreak-case-status.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.968/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.968 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.968.csv
Person Address County person-address-county coded County of residence of the person at time of calculated case counting date (CCCD) https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/person-address-county.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.829/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.829 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.829.csv
Person Address County Other person-address-county-other text If "Other" specified for person address county or if reporting jurisdiction's values are not mapped to person address county value set, specify value here in text. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/person-address-county-other.json N/A N/A N/A
Person Address State person-address-state coded State of residence of the person at time of calculated case counting date (CCCD) https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/person-address-state.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.830/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.830 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.830.csv
Person Address State Other person-address-state-other text If "Other" specified for person address state or if reporting jurisdiction's values are not mapped to person address state value set, specify value here in text. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/person-address-state-other.json N/A N/A N/A
Person Address ZIP Code person-address-zip-code text ZIP code of residence of the person at time of calculated case counting date (CCCD) https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/person-address-zip-code.json N/A N/A N/A
Person Deceased person-deceased coded Indicator that the person is deceased https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/person-deceased.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888.csv
Person ID person-id text The jurisdictional identifier that uniquely identifies the person https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/person-id.json N/A N/A N/A
Pregnancy Status pregnancy-status coded Indicator that the person is pregnant at the time of the calculated case counting date https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/pregnancy-status.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888.csv
Race Category race-category coded Race category - major OMB race categories. Detailed race information would be rolled up to these major OMB race categories. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/race-category.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.7205/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.7205 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.7205.csv
Race Category Other race-category-other text If "Other" specified for race category or if reporting jurisdiction's values are not mapped to race category value set, specify value here in text. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/race-category-other.json N/A N/A N/A
Sex sex coded Documentation of a specific instance of sex and/or gender information, from any data source https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/sex.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.878/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.878 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.878.csv
Sex Other sex-other text If reporting jurisdiction's values are not mapped to sex value set, specify value here in text. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/sex-other.json N/A N/A N/A
Signs and Symptoms signs-symptoms.signs-and-symptoms coded Signs, symptoms, or other clinical manifestations associated with the condition being reported https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/signs-symptoms.signs-and-symptoms.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.8084/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.8084 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.8084.csv
Signs and Symptoms Indicator signs-symptoms.signs-and-symptoms-indicator coded Indicator representing whether or not the person had the sign, symptom, or other clinical manifestation in the corresponding instance of the repeating group https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/signs-symptoms.signs-and-symptoms-indicator.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888.csv
Signs and Symptoms Other signs-symptoms.signs-and-symptoms-other text If "Other" specified for signs and symptoms or if reporting jurisdiction's values are not mapped to signs and symptoms value set, specify value here in text. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/signs-symptoms.signs-and-symptoms-other.json N/A N/A N/A
Underlying Health Condition underlying-health-conditions.underlying-health-condition coded Pre-existing health conditions that may worsen the course or severity of the disease or health condition https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/underlying-health-conditions.underlying-health-condition.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.8084/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.8084 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.8084.csv
Underlying Health Condition Indicator underlying-health-conditions.underlying-health-condition-indicator coded Indicator representing whether or not the person had the underlying health condition in the corresponding instance of the repeating group https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/underlying-health-conditions.underlying-health-condition-indicator.json https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888/index.html https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/fhir/R6/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888 https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.888.csv
Underlying Health Condition Other underlying-health-conditions.underlying-health-condition-other text If "Other" specified for underlying health condition or if reporting jurisdiction's values are not mapped to underlying health condition value set, specify value here in text. https://dataquality.cdcmeta.com/underlying-health-conditions.underlying-health-condition-other.json N/A N/A N/A