HL7 Terminology (THO)
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CodeSystem: SpecimenType

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-SpecimenType Version: 3.0.0
Active as of 2019-03-20 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: SpecimenType
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.5.129

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** MISSING DESCRIPTION **

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

Language: en

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
internalId internalId http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v3-internal-id code The internal identifier for the concept in the HL7 Access database repository.
Not Selectable notSelectable http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable boolean Indicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts
Status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code Designation of a concept's state. Normally is not populated unless the state is retired.
Synonym synonymCode http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#synonym code An additional concept code that was also attributed to a concept

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-SpecimenType defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:

LvlCodeDisplayinternalIdNot SelectableStatusSynonym
1 _SpecimenEntityType SpecimenEntityType 21283 true active
2   ABS Abcess 10446 active
2   AMN Amniotic fluid 10447 active
2   ASP Aspirate 10448 active
2   BBL Blood bag 10452 active
2   BDY Whole body 10562 active
2   BIFL Bile fluid 10450 active
2   BLD Whole blood 10561 active
2   BLDA Blood arterial 10451 active
2   BLDC Blood capillary 10453 active
2   BLDCO Blood - cord 10454 active
2   BLDV Blood venous 10456 active
2   BON Bone 10457 active
2   BPH Basophils 10449 active
2   BPU Blood product unit 10455 active
2   BRN Burn 10460 active
2   BRO Bronchial 10459 active
2   BRTH Exhaled gas (=breath) 10458 active EXG
2   EXG Exhaled gas (=breath) 10458 active BRTH
2   CALC Calculus (=Stone) 10461 active STON
2   STON Calculus (=Stone) 10461 active CALC
2   CDM Cardiac muscle 10462 active
2   CNJT Conjunctiva 10469 active
2   CNL Cannula 10463 active
2   COL Colostrum 10468 active
2   CRN Cornea 10471 active
2   CSF Cerebral spinal fluid 10465 active
2   CTP Catheter tip 10464 active
2   CUR Curettage 10470 active
2   CVM Cervical mucus 10466 active
2   CVX Cervix 10467 active
2   CYST Cyst 10472 active
2   DIAF Dialysis fluid 10473 active
2   DOSE Dose med or substance 10474 active
2   DRN Drain 10475 active
2   DUFL Duodenal fluid 10476 active
2   EAR Ear 10477 active
2   EARW Ear wax (cerumen) 10478 active
2   ELT Electrode 10479 active
2   ENDC Endocardium 10480 active
2   ENDM Endometrium 10481 active
2   EOS Eosinophils 10482 active
2   EYE Eye 10484 active
2   FIB Fibroblasts 10485 active
2   FIST Fistula 10487 active
2   FLT Filter 10486 active
2   FLU Body fluid, unsp 10488 active
2   FOOD Food sample 10489 active
2   GAS Gas 10490 active
2   GAST Gastric fluid/contents 10491 active
2   GEN Genital 10492 active
2   GENC Genital cervix 10493 active
2   GENF Genital fluid 10494 active
2   GENL Genital lochia 10495 active
2   GENV Genital vaginal 10496 active
2   HAR Hair 10497 active
2   IHG Inhaled Gas 10498 active
2   ISLT Isolate 10500 active
2   IT Intubation tube 10499 active
2   LAM Lamella 10501 active
2   LIQ Liquid NOS 10506 active
2   LN Line 10503 active
2   LNA Line arterial 10504 active
2   LNV Line venous 10505 active
2   LYM Lymphocytes 10507 active
2   MAC Macrophages 10508 active
2   MAR Marrow (bone) 10509 active
2   MBLD Menstrual blood 10511 active
2   MEC Meconium 10510 active
2   MILK Breast milk 10513 active
2   MLK Milk 10512 active
2   NAIL Nail 10514 active
2   NOS Nose (nasal passage) 10515 active
2   PAFL Pancreatic fluid 10516 active
2   PAT Patient 10517 active
2   PLAS Plasma 10520 active
2   PLB Plasma bag 10521 active
2   PLC Placenta 10519 active
2   PLR Pleural fluid (thoracentesis fld) 10522 active
2   PMN Polymorphonuclear neutrophils 10523 active
2   PPP Platelet poor plasma 10524 active
2   PRP Platelet rich plasma 10525 active
2   PRT Peritoneal fluid /ascites 10518 active
2   PUS Pus 10526 active
2   RBC Erythrocytes 10483 active
2   SAL Saliva 10527 active
2   SER Serum 10530 active
2   SKM Skeletal muscle 10532 active
2   SKN Skin 10531 active
2   SMN Seminal fluid 10528 active
2   SMPLS Seminal plasma 10529 active
2   SNV Synovial fluid (Joint fluid) 10539 active
2   SPRM Spermatozoa 10533 active
2   SPT Sputum 10534 active
2   SPTC Sputum - coughed 10535 active
2   SPTT Sputum - tracheal aspirate 10536 active
2   STL Stool = Fecal 10537 active
2   SWT Sweat 10538 active
2   TEAR Tears 10540 active
2   THRB Thrombocyte (platelet) 10542 active
2   THRT Throat 10541 active
2   TISG Tissue gall bladder 10544 active
2   TISPL Tissue placenta 10547 active
2   TISS Tissue, unspecified 10543 active
2   TISU Tissue ulcer 10549 active
2   TLGI Tissue large intestine 10545 active
2   TLNG Tissue lung 10546 active
2   TSMI Tissue small intestine Tissue ulcer 10548 active
2   TUB Tube, unspecified 10550 active
2   ULC Ulcer 10551 active
2   UMB Umbilical blood 10552 active
2   UMED Unknown medicine 10553 active
2   UR Urine 10555 active
2   URC Urine clean catch 10556 active
2   URNS Urine sediment 10558 active
2   URT Urine catheter 10557 active
2   URTH Urethra 10554 active
2   USUB Unknown substance 10559 active
2   VOM Vomitus 10560 active
2   WAT Water 10563 active
2   WBC Leukocytes 10502 active
2   WICK Wick 10564 active
2   WND Wound 10565 active
2   WNDA Wound abscess 10566 active
2   WNDD Wound drainage 10568 active
2   WNDE Wound exudate 10567 active

History

DateActionCustodianAuthorComment
2023-11-14reviseTSMGMarc DuteauAdd standard copyright and contact to internal content; up-476
2022-10-18reviseTSMGMarc DuteauFixing missing metadata; up-349
2022-02-17 00:00:32+1100reviseVocabulary WGGrahame GrievePopulate Missing caseSensitive property; UP-286
2020-05-06reviseVocabulary WGTed KleinMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.