| Code | Display | status | deprecated | v2-concComment | v2-concCommentAsPub | Comments |
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 AOE | Ask at Order Entry | A | A | | Sub-type of QST (Question) - OBX-5 value is answer to an Ask at Order Entry question | Sub-type of QST (Question) - OBX-5 value is answer to an Ask at Order Entry question | Sub-type of QST (Question) - OBX-5 value is answer to an Ask at Order Entry question | Sub-type of QST (Question) - OBX-5 value is answer to an Ask at Order Entry question | |
| ASC | Ask at Specimen Collection | A | A | | Sub-type of QST (Question) - OBX-5 value is answer to an Ask at Specimen Collection question | Sub-type of QST (Question) - OBX-5 value is answer to an Ask at Specimen Collection question | Sub-type of QST (Question) - OBX-5 value is answer to an Ask at Specimen Collection question | Sub-type of QST (Question) - OBX-5 value is answer to an Ask at Specimen Collection question | |
| MCS | Micro Culture Status | N | N | | Examples are: no growth, normal flora | Examples are: no growth, normal flora | | |
| MID | Micro Isolate Descriptor | N | N | | Examples: catalase positive, hemolytic, etc. | Examples: catalase positive, hemolytic, etc. | | |
| MIG | Micro Isolate Growth Quantity | N | N | | Examples: <10,000 CFU, >100,00 CFU, Few, Moderate, Many, etc. | Examples: <10,000 CFU, >100,00 CFU, Few, Moderate, Many, etc. | | |
| MIN | Micro Isolate Name | N | N | | Examples are: Genus Serratia, Neisseria meningitidis, Escherichia coli O157:H7, but also identification on a culture plate like presumptive Proteus species. | Examples are: Genus Serratia, Neisseria meningitidis, Escherichia coli O157:H7, but also identification on a culture plate like presumptive Proteus species. | | |
| MIR | Micro Isolate Related | D | D | | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - qualifies the result as an isolate. | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - qualifies the result as an isolate. | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - qualifies the result as an isolate. | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - qualifies the result as an isolate. | |
| MIRM | Micro Isolate Related Modifier | D | D | | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result is a modifier of the isolate (e.g., Few, Some, etc.) | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result is a modifier of the isolate (e.g., Few, Some, etc.) | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result is a modifier of the isolate (e.g., Few, Some, etc.) | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result is a modifier of the isolate (e.g., Few, Some, etc.) | |
| MNIR | Micro Non-Isolate Related | D | D | | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - qualifies result as microbiology not related to any isolate (e.g., gram stain observations) | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - qualifies result as microbiology not related to any isolate (e.g., gram stain observations) | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - qualifies result as microbiology not related to any isolate (e.g., gram stain observations) | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - qualifies result as microbiology not related to any isolate (e.g., gram stain observations) | |
| MOD | Micro Other Descriptor | N | N | | | | |
| MSS | Micro Sample Stain | A | A | | Examples are: many gram positive rods, acid fast bacteria seen, etc. | Examples are: many gram positive rods, acid fast bacteria seen, etc. | | |
| SUP | Supplemental Result | A | A | | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result coming over is additional material, for example points on a graph, an image, raw instrument data, links to related observations, etc. | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result coming over is additional material, for example points on a graph, an image, raw instrument data, links to related observations, etc. | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result coming over is additional material, for example points on a graph, an image, raw instrument data, links to related observations, etc. | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result coming over is additional material, for example points on a graph, an image, raw instrument data, links to related observations, etc. | |
| SUR | Susceptibility Related | A | A | | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result value is for micro susceptibility/sensitivity | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result value is for micro susceptibility/sensitivity | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result value is for micro susceptibility/sensitivity | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result value is for micro susceptibility/sensitivity | |
| UNSP | Unspecified | A | A | | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result falls outside of the other sub-types. | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result falls outside of the other sub-types. | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result falls outside of the other sub-types. | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) - result falls outside of the other sub-types. | |