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4.4.1.246 ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-status

Responsible Owner: Orders and Observations icon Work Group Normative Use Context: Country: World
Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-status Version: 6.0.0-ballot3
active as of 2020-12-28 Computable Name: SpecimenStatus
Flags: Immutable OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.471

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.246.1 Definition

Codes providing the status/availability of a specimen.

4.4.1.246.2 Content Logical Definition

Generated Narrative: ValueSet specimen-status

Last updated: 2025-11-17T19:23:40.261Z

 

4.4.1.246.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 17 Nov 2025

ValueSet

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Specimen Status v6.0.0-ballot3 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 4 concepts

SystemCodeDisplayDefinitionCanonical Mapping for "Specimen Status"
http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-status   available Available The physical specimen is present and in good condition. ~active
http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-status   unavailable Unavailable There is no physical specimen because it is either lost, destroyed or consumed. ~inactive
http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-status   unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory The specimen cannot be used because of a quality issue such as a broken container, contamination, or too old. ~failed
http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-status   entered-in-error Entered in Error The specimen was entered in error and therefore nullified. ~error

 

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