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# encounter_type

Specific type of encounter, such as e-mail consultation, surgical day-care, etc. (`Encounter.type[]`).

**Primary Keys:**

* encounter\_type\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

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

| Column              | Data Type | Description                         |
| ------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------- |
| encounter\_type\_id | varchar   | Unique identifier for the type row  |
| encounter\_id       | varchar   | FK to the parent encounter record   |
| text                | varchar   | Display text for the encounter type |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

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

**Child:**

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