SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 395178008: Administration of first dose of low dose diphtheria and tetanus vaccine

395178008 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Administration of first dose of low dose diphtheria and tetanus vaccine in structured clinical data. You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a procedure in the terminology hierarchy.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 25 May 2026

What is this code?

SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a procedure in the terminology hierarchy.

When is it used?

  • Used to represent a standardized clinical concept in health records, terminology services, and semantic mappings.
  • Often linked to diagnoses, findings, procedures, body structures, organisms, substances, or observable entities depending on the concept type.
  • Semantic tag: procedure

What it does not mean

  • A terminology concept label alone does not replace clinical interpretation, diagnosis context, or treatment advice.

Key facts

Semantic tagProcedure
Definition statusPrimitive
Definition patternSubclass
OWL axioms1
Defining attributes2
Role groups1
Module900000000000207008
Parents1

Defining attributes

MethodAdministration - action(qualifier value)
Direct substanceClostridium tetani and low dose Corynebacterium diphtheriae antigens only vaccine product(medicinal product)

Where you may see this code

You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows.

Common synonyms

First low dose diphtheria and tetanus immunizationAdministration of first dose of vaccine product containing only Clostridium tetani and low dose Corynebacterium diphtheriae antigensFirst low dose diphtheria and tetanus immunisationFirst low dose diphtheria and tetanus vaccination

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code395178008
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameAdministration of first dose of low dose diphtheria and tetanus vaccine
DescriptionAdministration of first dose of vaccine product containing only Clostridium tetani and low dose Corynebacterium diphtheriae antigens (procedure)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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