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CodeSystem: specimenRejectReason

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490 Version: 2.0.0
Active as of 2019-12-01 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: SpecimenRejectReason
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.314

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HL7-defined code system of reasons a specimen may be rejected for a specified observation/result/analysis. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the SPM segment.

Underlying Master Code System for V2 table 0490 (Specimen Reject Reason)

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

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem v2-0490

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
status status http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#status code Status of the concept
deprecated deprecated http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-table-deprecated code Version of HL7 in which the code was deprecated

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490 defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:

CodeDisplayDefinition
EX Expired Expired
QS Quantity not sufficient Quantity not sufficient
RB Broken container Broken container
RC Clotting Clotting
RD Missing collection date Missing collection date
RA Missing patient ID number Missing patient ID number
RE Missing patient name Missing patient name
RH Hemolysis Hemolysis
RI Identification problem Identification problem
RM Labeling Labeling
RN Contamination Contamination
RP Missing phlebotomist ID Missing phlebotomist ID
RR Improper storage Improper storage
RS Name misspelling Name misspelling

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2023-11-14reviseMarc DuteauTSMGAdd standard copyright and contact to internal content; up-476
2020-05-06reviseTed KleinVocabulary WGMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.