description: Secondary findings are genetic test results that provide information about variants in a gene unrelated to the primary purpose for the testing, most often discovered when [Whole Exome Sequencing (WES)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exome_sequencing) or [Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_genome_sequencing) is performed. This extension should be used to denote when a genetic finding is being shared as a secondary finding, and ideally refer to a corresponding guideline or policy statement.\n\nFor more detail, please see:\nhttps://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/testing/secondaryfindings.
package_name: hl7.fhir.uv.extensions.r5
derivation: constraint
name: ObsSecondaryFinding
type: Extension
elements:
  extension: {index: 0}
  url:
    pattern: {type: Uri, value: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-secondaryFinding'}
    index: 1
  value:
    choices: [valueCodeableConcept]
    index: 3
  valueCodeableConcept: {type: CodeableConcept, choiceOf: value, index: 4}
package_version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc
extensions: {}
class: extension
kind: complex-type
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-secondaryFinding
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension
version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc
required: [value, valueCodeableConcept]