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FHIR R4 Resource Validator

Paste any FHIR R4 resource — Patient, Claim, Coverage, Observation, Encounter — and instantly validate required fields, data types, and coding systems. Runs entirely in your browser.

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FHIR R4 Resource JSON

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What is FHIR R4?

HL7 FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) R4 is the current stable version of the FHIR standard, released in 2019 and required by CMS for interoperability compliance under the 21st Century Cures Act. FHIR R4 defines structured resource types for representing clinical, administrative, and financial healthcare data as JSON or XML.

Healthcare data engineers working with FHIR APIs, EHR integrations, or CMS interoperability rules need to validate FHIR resources to ensure required fields are present, data types are correct, and coding systems like ICD-10, LOINC, and SNOMED CT are properly referenced.

Learn more in the HL7 FHIR R4 guide or browse clinical healthcare data terms.

Common FHIR Validation Errors

Missing resourceType
Every FHIR resource must start with "resourceType" matching the resource name exactly.
Invalid status code
Status fields use defined code sets — check the FHIR spec for allowed values per resource type.
Required field missing
Each resource has minimum required fields — Claim needs status, type, use, patient, created, provider, priority, and insurance.
Wrong data type
Arrays must be arrays, objects must be objects. "name" in Patient is an array even for a single name.
Coding system missing
Use the full FHIR system URI — "http://loinc.org" not just "LOINC", "http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/icd-10-cm" not just "ICD-10".