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CodeSystem: specimenCollectionMethod

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0488 Version: 2.0.0
Active as of 2019-12-01 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: SpecimenCollectionMethod
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.312

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HL7-defined code system of concepts specifying the specimen collection method. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the SPM segment.

Underlying Master Code System for V2 table 0488 (Specimen Collection Method)

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

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem v2-0488

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/v2-0488 defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:

CodeDisplayDefinition
FNA Aspiration, Fine Needle Aspiration, Fine Needle
PNA Arterial puncture Arterial puncture
BIO Biopsy Biopsy
BCAE Blood Culture, Aerobic Bottle Blood Culture, Aerobic Bottle
BCAN Blood Culture, Anaerobic Bottle Blood Culture, Anaerobic Bottle
BCPD Blood Culture, Pediatric Bottle Blood Culture, Pediatric Bottle
CAP Capillary Specimen Capillary Specimen
CATH Catheterized Catheterized
EPLA Environmental, Plate Environmental, Plate
ESWA Environmental, Swab Environmental, Swab
LNA Line, Arterial Line, Arterial
CVP Line, CVP Line, CVP
LNV Line, Venous Line, Venous
MARTL Martin-Lewis Agar Martin-Lewis Agar
ML11 Mod. Martin-Lewis Agar Mod. Martin-Lewis Agar
PACE Pace, Gen-Probe Pace, Gen-Probe
PIN Pinworm Prep Pinworm Prep
KOFFP Plate, Cough Plate, Cough
MLP Plate, Martin-Lewis Plate, Martin-Lewis
NYP Plate, New York City Plate, New York City
TMP Plate, Thayer-Martin Plate, Thayer-Martin
ANP Plates, Anaerobic Plates, Anaerobic
BAP Plates, Blood Agar Plates, Blood Agar
PRIME Pump Prime Pump Prime
PUMP Pump Specimen Pump Specimen
QC5 Quality Control For Micro Quality Control For Micro
SCLP Scalp, Fetal Vein Scalp, Fetal Vein
SCRAPS Scrapings Scrapings
SHA Shaving Shaving
SWA Swab Swab
SWD Swab, Dacron tipped Swab, Dacron tipped
WOOD Swab, Wooden Shaft Swab, Wooden Shaft
TMOT Transport Media, Transport Media,
TMAN Transport Media, Anaerobic Transport Media, Anaerobic
TMCH Transport Media, Chalamydia Transport Media, Chalamydia
TMM4 Transport Media, M4 Transport Media, M4
TMMY Transport Media, Mycoplasma Transport Media, Mycoplasma
TMPV Transport Media, PVA Transport Media, PVA
TMSC Transport Media, Stool Culture Transport Media, Stool Culture
TMUP Transport Media, Ureaplasma Transport Media, Ureaplasma
TMVI Transport Media, Viral Transport Media, Viral
VENIP Venipuncture Venipuncture

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.