HL7 Terminology
2.0.0 - Publication

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CodeSystem: preferredSpecimen-AttributeStatus

Summary

Defining URL:http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0920
Version:2.1.0
Name:PreferredSpecimenAttributeStatus
Title:preferredSpecimen-AttributeStatus
Status:Active as of 2019-12-01
Definition:

HL7-defined code system of concepts that indicate whether a Specimen/Attribute is Preferred or Alternate for collection of a particular specimen. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in Master Files (OM4 segment) to characterize information about specimens that are associated with certain observations.

Publisher:HL7, Inc
Committee:Orders and Observations
Copyright:

Copyright HL7. Licensed under creative commons public domain

Content:Complete: All the concepts defined by the code system are included in the code system resource
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.426 (for OID based terminology systems)
Value Set:http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0920 ( is the value set for all codes in this code system)
Source Resource:XML / JSON / Turtle

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Properties

CodeURLDescriptionType
statushttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#statusStatus of the conceptcode
deprecatedhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-table-deprecatedVersion of HL7 in which the code was deprecatedcode
v2-concCommenthttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-concCommentV2 Concept Commentstring
v2-concCommentAsPubhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-concCommentAsPubV2 Concept Comment As Publishedstring

This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0920 defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionV2 Concept CommentV2 Concept Comment As Published
P PreferredPreferredThis specimen is Preferred for all attributes (Container and Additive) identified in the OM4 segment.This specimen is Preferred for all attributes (Container and Additive) identified in the OM4 segment.
A AlternateAlternateThis is a specimen that is acceptable as a replacement for a preferred specimen. In the following field (OM4-17), the sequence number of the preferred specimen must be messaged.This is a specimen that is acceptable as a replacement for a preferred specimen. In the following field (OM4-17), the sequence number of the preferred specimen must be messaged.

History

DateActionCustodianAuthorComment
2020-05-06reviseVocabulary WGTed KleinMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.