US Core Implementation Guide
8.0.1 - STU 8

US Core Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Cross-Group Projects. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 8.0.1 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/US-Core/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## ValueSet: US Core Specimen Condition

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-specimen-condition | Version: 8.0.1
Standards status: Trial-use | Maturity Level: 2 | Computable Name: USCoreSpecimenCondition
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.2.48.15
Copyright/Legal: This value set includes content from SNOMED CT, which is copyright © 2002+ International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO), and distributed by agreement between IHTSDO and HL7. Implementer use of SNOMED CT is not covered by this agreement

This value set contains concepts the provide information regarding a specimen, including the container, that does not meet a laboratory’s criteria for acceptability.

References

- US Core Specimen Profile

Changes since version 7.0.0:

- The resource metadata has changed (url, name, title, publisher, description, copyright, jurisdiction)
- The logical definition of the value set has changed

### Logical Definition (CLD)

This value set includes codes based on the following rules:

- Added:Import all the codes that are contained in hl7VS-specimenCondition
- Added:Import all the codes that are contained in Specimen Condition SCT
- Removed:Include all codes defined in `http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0493` version 📍2.0.0

### Expansion

Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on:

- SNOMED CT United States edition 01-Sep 2025
- codesystem specimenCondition v2.0.0 (CodeSystem)
- valueset Specimen Condition SCT v20250529 (ValueSet)
- valueset hl7VS-specimenCondition v2.0.0 (ValueSet)

This value set contains 41 concepts

System | Code | Display (en) | Definition | JSON | XML
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0493` | AUT | Autolyzed | Autolyzed |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0493` | CLOT | Clotted | Clotted |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0493` | CON | Contaminated | Contaminated |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0493` | COOL | Cool | Cool |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0493` | FROZ | Frozen | Frozen |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0493` | HEM | Hemolyzed | Hemolyzed |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0493` | LIVE | Live | Live |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0493` | ROOM | Room temperature | Room temperature |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0493` | SNR | Sample not received | Sample not received |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0493` | CFU | Centrifuged | Centrifuged |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 118127007 | Specimen lipemic |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 118129005 | Specimen icteric |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 125152006 | Specimen satisfactory for evaluation |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 125153001 | Specimen satisfactory for evaluation but limited |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 125159002 | Sample unlabelled |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 1354565009 | Device containing specimen broken (finding) |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 281263003 | Sample leaked |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 281265005 | Sample incorrectly labelled |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 281270003 | Sample delayed in transit |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 397212007 | Specimen type not specified (finding) |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 733480003 | Sample decomposed |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 84567002 | Specimen obscured by blood |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881231000124101 | Specimen container label error (finding) |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881241000124106 | Specimen thawed (finding) |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881261000124105 | Specimen not received on ice (finding) |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881271000124103 | Specimen exposed to sunlight (finding) |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881291000124102 | Specimen dry |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881311000124103 | Specimen wet |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881331000124109 | Specimen nonviable |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881351000124102 | Specimen damaged (finding) |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881371000124107 | Specimen satisfactory for limited evaluation due to broken slide |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881381000124105 | Specimen exceeded allotted transport time |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881391000124108 | Specimen not received on dry ice (finding) |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881411000124108 | Specimen on broken slide |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881421000124100 | Specimen satisfactory evaluation but limited due to container leaking |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881431000124102 | Patient name misspelled on specimen label |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881441000124107 | Collector ID (identifier) missing and/or unreadable on specimen label |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881451000124109 | Specimen label illegible (finding) |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881461000124106 | Patient identification missing and/or illegible on specimen label |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881471000124104 | Specimen identification label-to-laboratory requisition mismatch (finding) |  |  |
`http://snomed.info/sct` | 881481000124101 | Specimen received without matching laboratory request |  |  |

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level | A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System | The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code | The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display | The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code