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CodeSystem: specimenSourceCodes

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0070 Version: 3.0.0
Active as of 2019-12-01 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: SpecimenSourceCodes
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.28

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HL7-defined code system of concepts which specify sources for speciments for clinical testing. These concepts are used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the OBR segment prior to version 2.7, and was replaced by the concepts in code system 2.16.840.1.133883.18.311 specimenType and code system 2.16.840.1.133883.18.312 specimenCollectionMethod as of version 2.5 and thereafter.

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

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
Status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code A code that indicates the status of the concept
deprecated v2-table-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/v2-0070 defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:

CodeDisplayDefinitionStatusdeprecatedDeutsch (German, de)
MN Amniotic Fluid Amniotic Fluid active 2.6 Fruchtwasser
OTH Other Other active 2.6 Diverse
TIS Tissue Tissue active 2.6 Gewebe
ABS Abscess Abscess active Abszeß
AMN Amniotic fluid Amniotic fluid active Fruchtwasser
ASP Aspirate Aspirate active Aspirationssubstrat
BPH Basophils Basophils active Basophile
ABLD Arterial blood Arterial blood active 2.6 Arterielles Blut
BIFL Bile fluid Bile fluid active
BLDA Blood arterial Blood arterial active arterielles Blut
BBL Blood bag Blood bag active Blutkonserve
BLDC Blood capillary Blood capillary active Kapillarblut
BPU Blood product unit Blood product unit active
BLDV Blood venous Blood venous active venöses Blut
BON Bone Bone active Knochen
BRTH Breath (use EXHLD) Breath (use EXHLD) active Atemluft
BRO Bronchial Bronchial active Bronchialwege
BRN Burn Burn active Brandwunde
CALC Calculus (=Stone) Calculus (=Stone) active Steinchen, Konkrement
CDM Cardiac muscle Cardiac muscle active Herzmuskel
CNL Cannula Cannula active Kanüle
CTP Catheter tip Catheter tip active Katheterspitze
CSF Cerebral spinal fluid Cerebral spinal fluid active Cerebralflüssigkeit
CVM Cervical mucus Cervical mucus active Cervicalschleim
CVX Cervix Cervix active Zervix
COL Colostrum Colostrum active Kolostrum, Vormilch
CBLD Cord blood Cord blood active 2.6 Nabelschnurblut
BLDCO Cord blood Cord blood active Nabelschnurblut
CNJT Conjunctiva Conjunctiva active Konjunktiven
CUR Curettage Curettage active Curettagematerial
CYST Cyst Cyst active Zyste
DIAF Dialysis fluid Dialysis fluid active
DOSE Dose med or substance Dose med or substance active
DRN Drain Drain active Drainage
DUFL Duodenal fluid Duodenal fluid active
EAR Ear Ear active Ohr
EARW Ear wax (cerumen) Ear wax (cerumen) active
ELT Electrode Electrode active Elektrode
ENDC Endocardium Endocardium active Endocard
ENDM Endometrium Endometrium active Endometrium
EOS Eosinophils Eosinophils active Eosinophile
RBC Erythrocytes Erythrocytes active Erythrozyten
EYE Eye Eye active Auge
EXHLD Exhaled gas (=breath) Exhaled gas (=breath) active 2.6
EXG Exhaled gas (=breath) Exhaled gas (=breath) active
FIB Fibroblasts Fibroblasts active Fibroblasten
FLT Filter Filter active Filter
FIST Fistula Fistula active Fistel
FLU Body fluid, unsp Body fluid, unsp active Körperflüssigkeit (unspezifiziert)
GAS Gas Gas active Gas
GAST Gastric fluid/contents Gastric fluid/contents active Magenflüssigkeit
GEN Genital Genital active Genitale
GENC Genital cervix Genital cervix active Genitale - Cervix
GENL Genital lochia Genital lochia active Wochenfluß / Lochien
GENV Genital vaginal Genital vaginal active Genitale - Vagina
HAR Hair Hair active Haare
IHG Inhaled Gas Inhaled Gas active inhaliertes Gas
IT Intubation tube Intubation tube active Tubus
ISLT Isolate Isolate active
LAM Lamella Lamella active Lamellen
WBC Leukocytes Leukocytes active Leukozyten
LN Line Line active Zugang
LNA Line arterial Line arterial active Arterieller Zugang
PER Peritoneum Peritoneum active 2.6 Peritoneum
LNV Line venous Line venous active Venöser Zugang
LIQ Liquid NOS Liquid NOS active
LYM Lymphocytes Lymphocytes active Lymphozyten
MAC Macrophages Macrophages active Makrophagen
MAR Marrow Marrow active Knochenmark
MEC Meconium Meconium active Meconium
MBLD Menstrual blood Menstrual blood active Menstruationsblut
MLK Milk Milk active Milch
MILK Breast milk Breast milk active Brustmilch
NAIL Nail Nail active Nagel
NOS Nose (nasal passage) Nose (nasal passage) active Nase (Nasenwege)
ORH Other Other active Andere
PAFL Pancreatic fluid Pancreatic fluid active
PAT Patient Patient active Patient
PRT Peritoneal fluid /ascites Peritoneal fluid /ascites active Peritonealflüssigkeit / Ascites
PLC Placenta Placenta active Placenta
PLAS Plasma Plasma active Plasma
PLB Plasma bag Plasma bag active Plasmabeutel
PLR Pleural fluid (thoracentesis fld) Pleural fluid (thoracentesis fld) active Pleuraflüssigkeit (nach Thoracocentese)
PMN Polymorphonuclear neutrophils Polymorphonuclear neutrophils active Polymorphkernige Neutrophile
PPP Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma active
PRP Platelet rich plasma Platelet rich plasma active
PUS Pus Pus active Eiter
TISB Tissue bone marrow Tissue bone marrow active 2.6 Knochenmarksgewebe
RT Route of medicine Route of medicine active
SAL Saliva Saliva active Speichel
SEM Seminal fluid Seminal fluid active 2.6 Sperma
TISL Tissue lung Tissue lung active 2.6 Lungengewebe
SMN Seminal fluid Seminal fluid active
SER Serum Serum active Serum
TISP Tissue peritoneum Tissue peritoneum active 2.6 Peritonealgewebe
SKN Skin Skin active Haut
SKM Skeletal muscle Skeletal muscle active Skelettmuskel
TISC Tissue curettage Tissue curettage active 2.6 Kürettagegewebe
SPRM Spermatozoa Spermatozoa active Spermien
SPT Sputum Sputum active Sputum
SPTC Sputum - coughed Sputum - coughed active Sputum - Hustenauswurf
SPTT Sputum - tracheal aspirate Sputum - tracheal aspirate active Sputum - tracheal aspiriert
STON Stone (use CALC) Stone (use CALC) active Steine
STL Stool = Fecal Stool = Fecal active Stuhl
SWT Sweat Sweat active Schweiß
SNV Synovial fluid (Joint fluid) Synovial fluid (Joint fluid) active Synovialflüssigkeit
TEAR Tears Tears active Tränen
THRT Throat Throat active Rachanbstrich
THRB Thrombocyte (platelet) Thrombocyte (platelet) active Thrombozyten
TISS Tissue Tissue active Gewebe
TISG Tissue gall bladder Tissue gall bladder active Gallenblasengewebe
TLGI Tissue large intestine Tissue large intestine active
TLNG Tissue lung Tissue lung active
TISPL Tissue placenta Tissue placenta active Placentagewebe
TSMI Tissue small intestine Tissue small intestine active
TISU Tissue ulcer Tissue ulcer active Ulcusgewebe
TUB Tube NOS Tube NOS active
ULC Ulcer Ulcer active Geschwür
UMB Umbilical blood Umbilical blood active Nabelblut
UMED Unknown medicine Unknown medicine active unbekannte Medizin
URTH Urethra Urethra active Urethra
UR Urine Urine active Urin
URC Urine clean catch Urine clean catch active Mittelstrahlurin
URT Urine catheter Urine catheter active Katheterurin
URNS Urine sediment Urine sediment active
USUB Unknown substance Unknown substance active
VITF Vitreous Fluid Vitreous Fluid active
VOM Vomitus Vomitus active Erbrochenes
BLD Whole blood Whole blood active Gesamtes Blut
BDY Whole body Whole body active Gesamter Körper
WAT Water Water active
WICK Wick Wick active Zwischengefäß bei Infusoren (?)
WND Wound Wound active Wundabstrich
WNDA Wound abscess Wound abscess active Wundabszeß
WNDE Wound exudate Wound exudate active Wundexsudat
WNDD Wound drainage Wound drainage active Wunddrainage
XXX To be specified in another part of the message To be specified in another part of the message active

Description of the above table(s).

History

DateActionCustodianAuthorComment
2023-11-14reviseTSMGMarc DuteauAdd standard copyright and contact to internal content; up-476
2020-05-06reviseVocabulary WGTed KleinMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.