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# encounter_reasoncode

Normalized `Encounter.reasonCode[]` property on the [Encounter](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/encounter.html) FHIR resource.

**Primary Keys:**

* encounter\_reasoncode\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

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

| Column                    | Data Type | Description                               |
| ------------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| encounter\_reasoncode\_id | varchar   | Unique identifier for the reason code row |
| encounter\_id             | varchar   | FK to the parent encounter record         |
| text                      | varchar   | Free-text reason for the encounter        |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

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

**Child:**

* [encounter\_reasoncode\_coding](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/encounter/reasoncode_coding)