HL7.TERMINOLOGY\specimenType

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CodeSystem: specimenType

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0487		Version: 2.3.0
Active as of 2019-12-01	Responsible: HL7, Inc	Computable Name: SpecimenType
Other Identifiers: id: urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.311
Copyright/Legal: Copyright HL7. Licensed under creative commons public domain

HL7-defined code system of concepts that describe the precise nature of an entity that may be used as the source material for an observation. This is one of two code systems that are used instead of table 0070 (code system 2.16.840.1.113883.18.28) which conflated specimen types and specimen collection methods. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the SPM segment.

Underlying Master Code System for V2 table 0487 (Specimen Type)

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

Hl7VSSpecimenType

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

Code

URI

Type

Description

status

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#status

code

Status of the concept

deprecated

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-table-deprecated

code

Version of HL7 in which the code was deprecated

v2-concComment

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-concComment

string

V2 Concept Comment

v2-concCommentAsPub

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-concCommentAsPub

string

V2 Concept Comment As Published

Concepts

This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0487 defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition	deprecated	V2 Concept Comment	V2 Concept Comment As Published	Deutsch (German, de)
ABS	Abscess	Abscess				Abszeß
...	No suggested values	No suggested values	2.9			keine Werte vorgeschlagen
ACNE	Tissue, Acne	Tissue, Acne		Tissue	Tissue
ACNFLD	Fluid, Acne	Fluid, Acne		Fluid	Fluid
AIRS	Air Sample	Air Sample		Environment	Environment
ALL	Allograft	Allograft		Tissue	Tissue
AMN	Amniotic fluid	Amniotic fluid
AMP	Amputation	Amputation		Tissue	Tissue
ANGI	Catheter Tip, Angio	Catheter Tip, Angio		Device	Device
ARTC	Catheter Tip, Arterial	Catheter Tip, Arterial		Device	Device
ASERU	Serum, Acute	Serum, Acute		Blood	Blood
ASP	Aspirate	Aspirate
ATTE	Environment, Attest	Environment, Attest		Environment	Environment
AUTOA	Environmental, Autoclave Ampule	Environmental, Autoclave Ampule		Environment	Environment
AUTOC	Environmental, Autoclave Capsule	Environmental, Autoclave Capsule		Environment	Environment
AUTP	Autopsy	Autopsy		Tissue	Tissue
BBL	Blood bag	Blood bag		Blood	Blood
BCYST	Cyst, Baker's	Cyst, Baker's		Condition	Condition
BDY	Whole body	Whole body		Body submitted for autopsy / carcass submitted	Body submitted for autopsy / carcass submitted
BIFL	Bile Fluid	Bile Fluid
BITE	Bite	Bite		Conditions	Conditions
BLD	Whole blood	Whole blood
BLDA	Blood arterial	Blood arterial
BLDCO	Cord blood	Cord blood
BLDV	Blood venous	Blood venous
BLEB	Bleb	Bleb		Condition, Fluid/Tissue	Condition, Fluid/Tissue
BLIST	Blister	Blister		Condition, Fluid/Tissue	Condition, Fluid/Tissue
BOIL	Boil	Boil		Condition	Condition
BON	Bone	Bone
BOWL	Bowel contents	Bowel contents		Condition	Condition
BPH	Basophils	Basophils
BPU	Blood product unit	Blood product unit		Blood	Blood
BRN	Burn	Burn
BRSH	Brush	Brush		Product; Brush or brushing (these may be 2 separate entries as in a physical brush or a portion thereof vs the substance obtained after a surface has been brushed)	Product; Brush or brushing (these may be 2 separate entries as in a physical brush or a portion thereof vs the substance obtained after a surface has been brushed)
BRTH	Breath (use EXHLD)	Breath (use EXHLD)
BRUS	Brushing	Brushing		Product	Product
BUB	Bubo	Bubo		Condition	Condition
BULLA	Bulla/Bullae	Bulla/Bullae		Condition	Condition
BX	Biopsy	Biopsy		Tissue	Tissue
CALC	Calculus (=Stone)	Calculus (=Stone)
BONE	Bone	Bone	2.9
CARBU	Carbuncle	Carbuncle		Condition	Condition
CAT	Catheter	Catheter		Device	Device
CBITE	Bite, Cat	Bite, Cat		Conditions	Conditions
CDM	Cardiac muscle	Cardiac muscle
CLIPP	Clippings	Clippings		Condition	Condition
CNJT	Conjunctiva	Conjunctiva
CNL	Cannula	Cannula
COL	Colostrum	Colostrum
CONE	Biospy, Cone	Biospy, Cone		Tissue	Tissue
CSCR	Scratch, Cat	Scratch, Cat		Condition	Condition
CSERU	Serum, Convalescent	Serum, Convalescent		Blood	Blood
CSF	Cerebral spinal fluid	Cerebral spinal fluid
CSITE	Catheter Insertion Site	Catheter Insertion Site		Device	Device
CSMY	Fluid, Cystostomy Tube	Fluid, Cystostomy Tube		Fluid	Fluid
CST	Fluid, Cyst	Fluid, Cyst		Fluid	Fluid
CSVR	Blood, Cell Saver	Blood, Cell Saver		Transfusion	Transfusion
CTP	Catheter tip	Catheter tip		Device	Device
CUR	Curretage	Curretage		Uterine specimen obtained by curettage = Currettings	Uterine specimen obtained by curettage = Currettings
CVM	Cervical Mucus	Cervical Mucus
CVPS	Site, CVP	Site, CVP		Site	Site
CVPT	Catheter Tip, CVP	Catheter Tip, CVP		Device	Device
CYN	Nodule, Cystic	Nodule, Cystic		Condition	Condition
CYST	Cyst	Cyst
DBITE	Bite, Dog	Bite, Dog		Conditions	Conditions
DCS	Sputum, Deep Cough	Sputum, Deep Cough		Condition	Condition
DEC	Ulcer, Decubitus	Ulcer, Decubitus		Condition	Condition
DEION	Environmental, Water (Deionized)	Environmental, Water (Deionized)		Environment	Environment
DIA	Dialysate	Dialysate		Condition	Condition
DIAF	Dialysis Fluid	Dialysis Fluid		Fluid used for dialysis - is a product	Fluid used for dialysis - is a product
DISCHG	Discharge	Discharge		Condition	Condition
DIV	Diverticulum	Diverticulum		Condition	Condition
DRN	Drain	Drain		Device	Device
DRNG	Drainage, Tube	Drainage, Tube		Device	Device
DRNGP	Drainage, Penrose	Drainage, Penrose		Condition	Condition
DUFL	Duodenal fluid	Duodenal fluid
EARW	Ear wax (cerumen)	Ear wax (cerumen)
EBRUSH	Brush, Esophageal	Brush, Esophageal		Product	Product
EEYE	Environmental, Eye Wash	Environmental, Eye Wash		Environment	Environment
EFF	Environmental, Effluent	Environmental, Effluent		Environment	Environment
EFFUS	Effusion	Effusion		Condition	Condition
EFOD	Environmental, Food	Environmental, Food		Environment	Environment
EISO	Environmental, Isolette	Environmental, Isolette		Environment	Environment
ELT	Electrode	Electrode
ENVIR	Environmental, Unidentified Substance	Environmental, Unidentified Substance		Environment	Environment
EOS	Eosinophils	Eosinophils
EOTH	Environmental, Other Substance	Environmental, Other Substance		Environment; (Substance is Known but not in code Table)	Environment; (Substance is Known but not in code Table)
ESOI	Environmental, Soil	Environmental, Soil		Environment	Environment
ESOS	Environmental, Solution (Sterile)	Environmental, Solution (Sterile)		Environment	Environment
ETA	Aspirate, Endotrach	Aspirate, Endotrach		Aspirate	Aspirate
ETTP	Catheter Tip, Endotracheal	Catheter Tip, Endotracheal		Device	Device
ETTUB	Tube, Endotracheal	Tube, Endotracheal		Device	Device
EWHI	Environmental, Whirlpool	Environmental, Whirlpool		Environment	Environment
EXG	Gas, exhaled (=breath)	Gas, exhaled (=breath)
EXS	Shunt, External	Shunt, External		Condition	Condition
EXUDTE	Exudate	Exudate		Condition	Condition
FAW	Environmental, Water (Well)	Environmental, Water (Well)		Environment	Environment
FBLOOD	Blood, Fetal	Blood, Fetal		Blood	Blood
FGA	Fluid, Abdomen	Fluid, Abdomen		Fluid	Fluid
FIB	Fibroblasts	Fibroblasts
FIST	Fistula	Fistula
FLD	Fluid, Other	Fluid, Other		Fluid	Fluid
FLT	Filter	Filter
FLU	Fluid, Body unsp	Fluid, Body unsp
FLUID	Fluid	Fluid		Fluid	Fluid
FOLEY	Catheter Tip, Foley	Catheter Tip, Foley		Device	Device
FRS	Fluid, Respiratory	Fluid, Respiratory		Fluid	Fluid
FSCLP	Scalp, Fetal	Scalp, Fetal		Condition	Condition
FUR	Furuncle	Furuncle		Condition	Condition
GAS	Gas	Gas
GASA	Aspirate, Gastric	Aspirate, Gastric		Aspirate	Aspirate
GASAN	Antrum, Gastric	Antrum, Gastric		Tissue	Tissue
GASBR	Brushing, Gastric	Brushing, Gastric		Product	Product
GASD	Drainage, Gastric	Drainage, Gastric		Condition	Condition
GAST	Fluid/contents, Gastric	Fluid/contents, Gastric
GENL	Genital lochia	Genital lochia
GENV	Genital vaginal	Genital vaginal
GRAFT	Graft	Graft		Condition	Condition
GRAFTS	Graft Site	Graft Site		Condition	Condition
GRANU	Granuloma	Granuloma		Condition	Condition
GROSH	Catheter, Groshong	Catheter, Groshong		Device	Device
GSOL	Solution, Gastrostomy	Solution, Gastrostomy		Product	Product
GSPEC	Biopsy, Gastric	Biopsy, Gastric		Tissue	Tissue
GT	Tube, Gastric	Tube, Gastric		Device	Device
GTUBE	Drainage Tube, Drainage (Gastrostomy)	Drainage Tube, Drainage (Gastrostomy)		Condition	Condition
HAR	Hair	Hair
HBITE	Bite, Human	Bite, Human		Conditions	Conditions
HBLUD	Blood, Autopsy	Blood, Autopsy		Blood	Blood
HEMAQ	Catheter Tip, Hemaquit	Catheter Tip, Hemaquit		Device	Device
HEMO	Catheter Tip, Hemovac	Catheter Tip, Hemovac		Device	Device
HERNI	Tissue, Herniated	Tissue, Herniated		Tissue	Tissue
HEV	Drain, Hemovac	Drain, Hemovac		Device	Device
HIC	Catheter, Hickman	Catheter, Hickman		Device	Device
HYDC	Fluid, Hydrocele	Fluid, Hydrocele		Fluid	Fluid
IBITE	Bite, Insect	Bite, Insect		Conditions	Conditions
ICYST	Cyst, Inclusion	Cyst, Inclusion		Condition	Condition
IDC	Catheter Tip, Indwelling	Catheter Tip, Indwelling		Device	Device
IHG	Gas, Inhaled	Gas, Inhaled
ILEO	Drainage, Ileostomy	Drainage, Ileostomy		Condition	Condition
ILLEG	Source of Specimen Is Illegible	Source of Specimen Is Illegible
IMP	Implant	Implant		Device	Device
INCI	Site, Incision/Surgical	Site, Incision/Surgical		Site	Site
INFIL	Infiltrate	Infiltrate		Condition	Condition
INS	Insect	Insect		Object	Object
INTRD	Catheter Tip, Introducer	Catheter Tip, Introducer		Device	Device
ISLT	Isolate	Isolate
IT	Intubation tube	Intubation tube
IUD	Intrauterine Device	Intrauterine Device		Device (Common Usage)	Device (Common Usage)
IVCAT	Catheter Tip, IV	Catheter Tip, IV		Device	Device
IVFLD	Fluid, IV	Fluid, IV		Fluid	Fluid
IVTIP	Tubing Tip, IV	Tubing Tip, IV		Device	Device
JEJU	Drainage, Jejunal	Drainage, Jejunal		Condition	Condition
JNTFLD	Fluid, Joint	Fluid, Joint		Fluid	Fluid
JP	Drainage, Jackson Pratt	Drainage, Jackson Pratt		Condition	Condition
KELOI	Lavage	Lavage		Product	Product
KIDFLD	Fluid, Kidney	Fluid, Kidney		Fluid	Fluid
LAVG	Lavage, Bronhial	Lavage, Bronhial		Product	Product
LAVGG	Lavage, Gastric	Lavage, Gastric		Product	Product
LAVGP	Lavage, Peritoneal	Lavage, Peritoneal		Product	Product
LAVPG	Lavage, Pre-Bronch	Lavage, Pre-Bronch		Product	Product
LENS1	Contact Lens	Contact Lens		Device	Device
LENS2	Contact Lens Case	Contact Lens Case		Device	Device
LESN	Lesion	Lesion		Condition	Condition
LIQ	Liquid, Unspecified	Liquid, Unspecified
LIQO	Liquid, Other	Liquid, Other
LNA	Line arterial	Line arterial		Arterial blood collected via arterial line	Arterial blood collected via arterial line
LNV	Line venous	Line venous		Venous blood collected via venous line	Venous blood collected via venous line
LSAC	Fluid, Lumbar Sac	Fluid, Lumbar Sac		Fluid	Fluid
LYM	Lymphocytes	Lymphocytes
MAC	Macrophages	Macrophages
MAHUR	Catheter Tip, Makurkour	Catheter Tip, Makurkour		Device	Device
MAR	Marrow	Marrow		Bone marrow	Bone marrow
MASS	Mass	Mass		Condition	Condition
MBLD	Blood, Menstrual	Blood, Menstrual		Blood	Blood
MEC	Meconium	Meconium
MILK	Breast milk	Breast milk		Mother's milk specimen	Mother's milk specimen
MLK	Milk	Milk		Food specimen	Food specimen
MUCOS	Mucosa	Mucosa		Condition	Condition
MUCUS	Mucus	Mucus		Condition	Condition
NAIL	Nail	Nail		Finger or toe nail sample	Finger or toe nail sample
NASDR	Drainage, Nasal	Drainage, Nasal		Condition	Condition
NEDL	Needle	Needle		Device	Device
NEPH	Site, Nephrostomy	Site, Nephrostomy		Site	Site
NGASP	Aspirate, Nasogastric	Aspirate, Nasogastric		Aspirate	Aspirate
NGAST	Drainage, Nasogastric	Drainage, Nasogastric		Condition	Condition
NGS	Site, Naso/Gastric	Site, Naso/Gastric		Site	Site
NODUL	Nodule(s)	Nodule(s)		Condition	Condition
NSECR	Secretion, Nasal	Secretion, Nasal		Condition	Condition
ORH	Other	Other
ORL	Lesion, Oral	Lesion, Oral		Condition (Common Usage)	Condition (Common Usage)
OTH	Source, Other	Source, Other
PACEM	Pacemaker	Pacemaker		Device	Device
PAFL	Pancreatic fluid	Pancreatic fluid
PCFL	Fluid, Pericardial	Fluid, Pericardial
PDSIT	Site, Peritoneal Dialysis	Site, Peritoneal Dialysis		Site	Site
PDTS	Site, Peritoneal Dialysis Tunnel	Site, Peritoneal Dialysis Tunnel		Site	Site
PELVA	Abscess, Pelvic	Abscess, Pelvic		Condition	Condition
PENIL	Lesion, Penile	Lesion, Penile		Condition (Common Usage)	Condition (Common Usage)
PERIA	Abscess, Perianal	Abscess, Perianal		Condition, Abscess & Body Part	Condition, Abscess & Body Part
PILOC	Cyst, Pilonidal	Cyst, Pilonidal		Condition	Condition
PINS	Site, Pin	Site, Pin		Site	Site
PIS	Site, Pacemaker Insetion	Site, Pacemaker Insetion		Site	Site
PLAN	Plant Material	Plant Material		Object	Object
PLAS	Plasma	Plasma		Blood	Blood
PLB	Plasma bag	Plasma bag		Blood	Blood
PLC	Placenta	Placenta
PLEVS	Serum, Peak Level	Serum, Peak Level		Blood	Blood
PLR	Pleural fluid (thoracentesis fluid)	Pleural fluid (thoracentesis fluid)
PMN	Polymorphonuclear neutrophils	Polymorphonuclear neutrophils
PND	Drainage, Penile	Drainage, Penile		Condition	Condition
POL	Polyps	Polyps		Condition	Condition
POPGS	Graft Site, Popliteal	Graft Site, Popliteal		Condition	Condition
POPLG	Graft, Popliteal	Graft, Popliteal		Condition	Condition
POPLV	Site, Popliteal Vein	Site, Popliteal Vein		Site	Site
PORTA	Catheter, Porta	Catheter, Porta		Device	Device
PPP	Plasma, Platelet poor	Plasma, Platelet poor		Blood	Blood
PROST	Prosthetic Device	Prosthetic Device		Device	Device
PRP	Plasma, Platelet rich	Plasma, Platelet rich		Blood	Blood
PSC	Pseudocyst	Pseudocyst		Condition	Condition
PUNCT	Wound, Puncture	Wound, Puncture		Condition	Condition
PUS	Pus	Pus
PUSFR	Pustule	Pustule		Condition	Condition
PUST	Pus	Pus		Condition	Condition
QC3	Quality Control	Quality Control		Environment	Environment
RANDU	Urine, Random	Urine, Random		Condition	Condition
RBC	Erythrocytes	Erythrocytes
RBITE	Bite, Reptile	Bite, Reptile		Conditions	Conditions
RECT	Drainage, Rectal	Drainage, Rectal		Condition	Condition
RECTA	Abscess, Rectal	Abscess, Rectal		Condition	Condition
RENALC	Cyst, Renal	Cyst, Renal		Condition	Condition
RENC	Fluid, Renal Cyst	Fluid, Renal Cyst		Fluid	Fluid
RES	Respiratory	Respiratory		Condition (Ambiguous)	Condition (Ambiguous)
SAL	Saliva	Saliva
SCAR	Tissue, Keloid (Scar)	Tissue, Keloid (Scar)		Tissue	Tissue
SCLV	Catheter Tip, Subclavian	Catheter Tip, Subclavian		Device	Device
SCROA	Abscess, Scrotal	Abscess, Scrotal		Condition	Condition
SECRE	Secretion(s)	Secretion(s)		Fluid/Secretion	Fluid/Secretion
SER	Serum	Serum
SHU	Site, Shunt	Site, Shunt		Site	Site
SHUNF	Fluid, Shunt	Fluid, Shunt		Fluid	Fluid
SHUNT	Shunt	Shunt		Condition	Condition
SITE	Site	Site		Site	Site
SKBP	Biopsy, Skin	Biopsy, Skin		Tissue	Tissue
SKN	Skin	Skin
SMM	Mass, Sub-Mandibular	Mass, Sub-Mandibular		Condition	Condition
SMN	Seminal fluid	Seminal fluid
SNV	Fluid, synovial (Joint fluid)	Fluid, synovial (Joint fluid)
SPRM	Spermatozoa	Spermatozoa
SPRP	Catheter Tip, Suprapubic	Catheter Tip, Suprapubic		Device	Device
SPRPB	Cathether Tip, Suprapubic	Cathether Tip, Suprapubic		Device	Device
SPS	Environmental, Spore Strip	Environmental, Spore Strip		Environment	Environment
SPT	Sputum	Sputum
SPTC	Sputum - coughed	Sputum - coughed
SPTT	Sputum - tracheal aspirate	Sputum - tracheal aspirate
SPUT1	Sputum, Simulated	Sputum, Simulated		Condition	Condition
SPUTIN	Sputum, Inducted	Sputum, Inducted		Condition	Condition
SPUTSP	Sputum, Spontaneous	Sputum, Spontaneous		Condition	Condition
STER	Environmental, Sterrad	Environmental, Sterrad		Environment	Environment
STL	Stool = Fecal	Stool = Fecal
STONE	Stone, Kidney	Stone, Kidney		Condition	Condition
SUBMA	Abscess, Submandibular	Abscess, Submandibular		Condition	Condition
SUBMX	Abscess, Submaxillary	Abscess, Submaxillary		Condition	Condition
SUMP	Drainage, Sump	Drainage, Sump		Condition	Condition
SUP	Suprapubic Tap	Suprapubic Tap		Product	Product
SUTUR	Suture	Suture		Object	Object
SWGZ	Catheter Tip, Swan Gantz	Catheter Tip, Swan Gantz		Device	Device
SWT	Sweat	Sweat
TASP	Aspirate, Tracheal	Aspirate, Tracheal		Aspirate	Aspirate
TEAR	Tears	Tears
THRB	Thrombocyte (platelet)	Thrombocyte (platelet)
TISS	Tissue	Tissue
TISU	Tissue ulcer	Tissue ulcer
TLC	Cathether Tip, Triple Lumen	Cathether Tip, Triple Lumen		Device	Device
TRAC	Site, Tracheostomy	Site, Tracheostomy		Site	Site
TRANS	Transudate	Transudate		Condition	Condition
TSERU	Serum, Trough	Serum, Trough		Blood	Blood
TSTES	Abscess, Testicular	Abscess, Testicular		Condition	Condition
TTRA	Aspirate, Transtracheal	Aspirate, Transtracheal		Aspirate	Aspirate
TUBES	Tubes	Tubes		Device	Device
TUMOR	Tumor	Tumor		Condition	Condition
TZANC	Smear, Tzanck	Smear, Tzanck
UDENT	Source, Unidentified	Source, Unidentified
UMED	Unknown Medicine	Unknown Medicine		for forensic and possibly chemistry testing	for forensic and possibly chemistry testing
UR	Urine	Urine
URC	Urine clean catch	Urine clean catch
URINB	Urine, Bladder Washings	Urine, Bladder Washings		Condition	Condition
URINC	Urine, Catheterized	Urine, Catheterized		Condition	Condition
URINM	Urine, Midstream	Urine, Midstream		Condition	Condition
URINN	Urine, Nephrostomy	Urine, Nephrostomy		Condition	Condition
URINP	Urine, Pedibag	Urine, Pedibag		Device	Device
URNS	Urine sediment	Urine sediment
URT	Urine catheter	Urine catheter
USCOP	Urine, Cystoscopy	Urine, Cystoscopy		Condition	Condition
USPEC	Source, Unspecified	Source, Unspecified
USUB	Unkown substance	Unkown substance
VASTIP	Catheter Tip, Vas	Catheter Tip, Vas		Device	Device
VENT	Catheter Tip, Ventricular	Catheter Tip, Ventricular		Device	Device
VITF	Vitreous Fluid	Vitreous Fluid
VOM	Vomitus	Vomitus
WASH	Wash	Wash		Product	Product
WASI	Washing, e.g. bronchial washing	Washing, e.g. bronchial washing		Product	Product
WAT	Water	Water
WB	Blood, Whole	Blood, Whole		Blood	Blood
WBC	Leukocytes	Leukocytes
WEN	Wen	Wen		Tissue	Tissue
WICK	Wick	Wick
WND	Wound	Wound
WNDA	Wound abscess	Wound abscess
WNDD	Wound drainage	Wound drainage
WNDE	Wound exudate	Wound exudate
WORM	Worm	Worm		Object	Object
WRT	Wart	Wart		Tissue	Tissue
WWA	Environmental, Water	Environmental, Water		Environment	Environment
WWO	Environmental, Water (Ocean)	Environmental, Water (Ocean)
WWT	Environmental, Water (Tap)	Environmental, Water (Tap)		Environment	Environment

History

Date

Action

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Custodian

Comment

2020-05-06

revise

Ted Klein

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