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Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-processing-method
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Version: 6.0.0-ballot4 | |||
| active as of 2026-08-12 | Computable Name: SpecimenProcessingMethod | |||
| Flags: | OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.3215 | |||
This value set is used in the following places:
The technique that is used to perform the process or preserve the specimen. These are codes from SNOMED CT - provided as an exemplar value set.
Generated Narrative: ValueSet specimen-processing-method
Last updated: 2026-08-12T22:59:45Z
http://snomed.info/sct version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server) where concept descends from 9265001 (Specimen processing)
This expansion generated 12 Aug 2026
ValueSet
Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on SNOMED CT International edition 01-Feb 2025
This value set contains 64 concepts
| System | Code | Display | Display (English) |
http://snomed.info/sct |
4064007 |
Specimen aliquoting | Specimen aliquoting |
http://snomed.info/sct |
9056003 |
Gross organ fixation and special preparation for museum, liquid media | Gross organ fixation and special preparation for museum, liquid media |
http://snomed.info/sct |
13374006 |
Hemolysin detection, cold, quantitative | Hemolysin detection, cold, quantitative |
http://snomed.info/sct |
18699002 |
Clinical laboratory specimen identification | Clinical laboratory specimen identification |
http://snomed.info/sct |
27107005 |
Osmotic fragility, immediate | Osmotic fragility, immediate |
http://snomed.info/sct |
27872000 |
Specimen freezing | Specimen freezing |
http://snomed.info/sct |
32989007 |
Unsatisfactory clinical laboratory specimen identified | Unsatisfactory clinical laboratory specimen identified |
http://snomed.info/sct |
43372004 |
Specimen dispatch and referral, routine | Specimen dispatch and referral, routine |
http://snomed.info/sct |
47043008 |
Osmotic fragility, incubated | Osmotic fragility, incubated |
http://snomed.info/sct |
52391000 |
Hemolysin detection | Hemolysin detection |
http://snomed.info/sct |
53355002 |
Gross organ fixation and special preparation for museum, solid plastic | Gross organ fixation and special preparation for museum, solid plastic |
http://snomed.info/sct |
56245008 |
Specimen preparation | Specimen preparation |
http://snomed.info/sct |
61431004 |
Hemolysin detection, ABO | Hemolysin detection, ABO |
http://snomed.info/sct |
62087002 |
Clinical laboratory specimen rejection | Clinical laboratory specimen rejection |
http://snomed.info/sct |
66910006 |
Gross organ fixation and special preparation | Gross organ fixation and special preparation |
http://snomed.info/sct |
69997009 |
Specimen refrigeration | Specimen refrigeration |
http://snomed.info/sct |
73373003 |
Specimen centrifugation | Specimen centrifugation |
http://snomed.info/sct |
75126003 |
Mechanical fragility RBC | Mechanical fragility RBC |
http://snomed.info/sct |
79453001 |
Chain of custody procedure in laboratory specimen handling | Chain of custody procedure in laboratory specimen handling |
http://snomed.info/sct |
80246006 |
Special stain, blood or bone marrow, explain by report | Special stain, blood or bone marrow, explain by report |
http://snomed.info/sct |
90621001 |
Specimen dispatch and referral, complex | Specimen dispatch and referral, complex |
http://snomed.info/sct |
103760009 |
Specimen mass measurement | Specimen mass measurement |
http://snomed.info/sct |
103761008 |
Specimen dry weight measurement | Specimen dry weight measurement |
http://snomed.info/sct |
104149001 |
Acidified serum lysis test, RBC | Acidified serum lysis test, RBC |
http://snomed.info/sct |
104150001 |
Sucrose hemolysis test | Sucrose hemolysis test |
http://snomed.info/sct |
104151002 |
Complement lysis sensitivity test, RBC | Complement lysis sensitivity test, RBC |
http://snomed.info/sct |
104166004 |
Nucleic acid molecular isolation or extraction method | Nucleic acid molecular isolation or extraction method |
http://snomed.info/sct |
104720004 |
Hemoglobin, unstable measurement | Hemoglobin, unstable measurement |
http://snomed.info/sct |
105036000 |
Tissue preparation for drug analysis | Tissue preparation for drug analysis |
http://snomed.info/sct |
115267000 |
Specimen description | Specimen description |
http://snomed.info/sct |
115597007 |
Description of specimen character | Description of specimen character |
http://snomed.info/sct |
116707006 |
Specimen color determination | Specimen color determination |
http://snomed.info/sct |
117032008 |
Spun specimen | Spun specimen |
http://snomed.info/sct |
117246001 |
Osmotic fragility test, RBC dilution method | Osmotic fragility test, RBC dilution method |
http://snomed.info/sct |
118130000 |
Examination of specimen for lipemia | Examination of specimen for lipemia |
http://snomed.info/sct |
118131001 |
Examination of specimen for hemolysis | Examination of specimen for hemolysis |
http://snomed.info/sct |
118132008 |
Examination of specimen for icterus | Examination of specimen for icterus |
http://snomed.info/sct |
120643004 |
Cyanide ascorbate screen | Cyanide ascorbate screen |
http://snomed.info/sct |
120647003 |
Hemolysin detection, cold | Hemolysin detection, cold |
http://snomed.info/sct |
120648008 |
Hemolysin detection, warm | Hemolysin detection, warm |
http://snomed.info/sct |
252300007 |
Schumm's test | Schumm's test |
http://snomed.info/sct |
252301006 |
Urinary hemosiderin detection | Urinary haemosiderin detection |
http://snomed.info/sct |
252302004 |
Acidified glycerol lysis test | Acidified glycerol lysis test |
http://snomed.info/sct |
313513005 |
Sweat weight measurement | Sweat weight measurement |
http://snomed.info/sct |
401297005 |
Hemolysis screening test | Haemolysis screening test |
http://snomed.info/sct |
409077008 |
Examination for xanthochromia | Examination for xanthochromia |
http://snomed.info/sct |
428995007 |
Receiving of specimen in laboratory | Receiving of specimen in laboratory |
http://snomed.info/sct |
433454009 |
Microdissection of tissue specimen using laser | Microdissection of tissue specimen using laser |
http://snomed.info/sct |
734227007 |
Specimen decontamination | Specimen decontamination |
http://snomed.info/sct |
787371004 |
Recasting of specimen in block | Recasting of specimen in block |
http://snomed.info/sct |
787372006 |
Preparation of large slide from specimen | Preparation of large slide from specimen |
http://snomed.info/sct |
787373001 |
Preparation of slide from specimen | Preparation of slide from specimen |
http://snomed.info/sct |
787374007 |
Preparation of plastic embedded tissue specimen | Preparation of plastic embedded tissue specimen |
http://snomed.info/sct |
787375008 |
Preparation of large size formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue specimen | Preparation of large size formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue specimen |
http://snomed.info/sct |
787376009 |
Preparation of formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue specimen | Preparation of formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue specimen |
http://snomed.info/sct |
787378005 |
Fixation of specimen | Fixation of specimen |
http://snomed.info/sct |
787379002 |
Handling of oriented specimen | Handling of oriented specimen |
http://snomed.info/sct |
787995009 |
Microdissection of tissue specimen | Microdissection of tissue specimen |
http://snomed.info/sct |
866036006 |
Specimen examination by more than one examiner | Specimen examination by more than one examiner |
http://snomed.info/sct |
866037002 |
Dispatch of specimen for second opinion | Dispatch of specimen for second opinion |
http://snomed.info/sct |
866038007 |
Specimen dispatch | Specimen dispatch |
http://snomed.info/sct |
866039004 |
Review specimen from own archive | Review specimen from own archive |
http://snomed.info/sct |
1230333008 |
Centrifugation of blood specimen | Centrifugation of blood specimen |
http://snomed.info/sct |
1351524005 |
Transportation of specimen | Transportation of specimen |
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| Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept |
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