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Definition for Code SystemSpecimenRole

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="specimen-role"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2024-11-12T02:57:08.856+00:00"/> 
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/> 
  </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> 
      <a name="specimen-role-en-US"> </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="trial-use"/> 
  </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-ballot2"/> 
  <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> 

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.