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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="specimen-role"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2026-04-01T17:59:15.240+00:00"/>
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p class="res-header-id">
        <b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem specimen-role</b>
      </p>
      <a name="specimen-role"> </a>
      <a name="hcspecimen-role"> </a>
      <p>This case-sensitive code system 
        <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-role</code> defines the following codes:
      </p>
      <table class="codes">
        <tr>
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b>Code</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Display</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Definition</b>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">b
            <a name="specimen-role-b"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Blind Sample</td>
          <td>Used to test the validity of the measurement process, where the composition of the sample is unknown except to the person submitting it.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">c
            <a name="specimen-role-c"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Calibrator</td>
          <td>Used for initial setting of calibration of the instrument.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">e
            <a name="specimen-role-e"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Electronic QC</td>
          <td>Used with manufactured reference providing signals that simulate QC results.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">f
            <a name="specimen-role-f"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Filler Organization Proficiency</td>
          <td>Specimen used for testing proficiency of the organization performing the testing (Filler).</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">o
            <a name="specimen-role-o"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Operator Proficiency</td>
          <td>Specimen used for testing Operator Proficiency.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">p
            <a name="specimen-role-p"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Patient</td>
          <td>Used for any patient sample.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">q
            <a name="specimen-role-q"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Control specimen</td>
          <td>Used when specimen is the control specimen (either positive or negative).</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">r
            <a name="specimen-role-r"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Replicate (of patient sample as a control)</td>
          <td>Used when a patient sample is re-run as a control for a repeat test.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">v
            <a name="specimen-role-v"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Verifying Calibrator</td>
          <td>Used for periodic calibration checks.</td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </text>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="oo"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="normative"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="2"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-role"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2060"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="6.0.0-ballot4"/>
  <name value="SpecimenRole"/>
  <title value="Specimen Role"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="Codes providing the combined status of the specimen."/>
  <jurisdiction>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>
      <code value="001"/>
      <display value="World"/>
    </coding>
  </jurisdiction>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-role"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="b"/>
    <display value="Blind Sample"/>
    <definition value="Used to test the validity of the measurement process, where the composition of the sample is unknown except to the person submitting it."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="c"/>
    <display value="Calibrator"/>
    <definition value="Used for initial setting of calibration of the instrument."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="e"/>
    <display value="Electronic QC"/>
    <definition value="Used with manufactured reference providing signals that simulate QC results."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="f"/>
    <display value="Filler Organization Proficiency"/>
    <definition value="Specimen used for testing proficiency of the organization performing the testing (Filler)."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="o"/>
    <display value="Operator Proficiency"/>
    <definition value="Specimen used for testing Operator Proficiency."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="p"/>
    <display value="Patient"/>
    <definition value="Used for any patient sample."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="q"/>
    <display value="Control specimen"/>
    <definition value="Used when specimen is the control specimen (either positive or negative)."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="r"/>
    <display value="Replicate (of patient sample as a control)"/>
    <definition value="Used when a patient sample is re-run as a control for a repeat test."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="v"/>
    <display value="Verifying Calibrator"/>
    <definition value="Used for periodic calibration checks."/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>