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CodeSystem: specimenCollectionMethod

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0488 Version: 2.0.0
Active as of 2019-12-01 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: SpecimenCollectionMethod
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.312

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HL7-defined code system of concepts specifying the specimen collection method. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the SPM segment.

Underlying Master Code System for V2 table 0488 (Specimen Collection Method)

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
status status http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#status code Status of the concept
deprecated deprecated http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-table-deprecated code Version of HL7 in which the code was deprecated

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0488 defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:

CodeDisplayDefinitionstatus
FNA Aspiration, Fine Needle Aspiration, Fine Needle A
PNA Arterial puncture Arterial puncture A
BIO Biopsy Biopsy A
BCAE Blood Culture, Aerobic Bottle Blood Culture, Aerobic Bottle A
BCAN Blood Culture, Anaerobic Bottle Blood Culture, Anaerobic Bottle A
BCPD Blood Culture, Pediatric Bottle Blood Culture, Pediatric Bottle A
CAP Capillary Specimen Capillary Specimen A
CATH Catheterized Catheterized A
EPLA Environmental, Plate Environmental, Plate A
ESWA Environmental, Swab Environmental, Swab A
LNA Line, Arterial Line, Arterial A
CVP Line, CVP Line, CVP A
LNV Line, Venous Line, Venous A
MARTL Martin-Lewis Agar Martin-Lewis Agar A
ML11 Mod. Martin-Lewis Agar Mod. Martin-Lewis Agar A
PACE Pace, Gen-Probe Pace, Gen-Probe A
PIN Pinworm Prep Pinworm Prep A
KOFFP Plate, Cough Plate, Cough A
MLP Plate, Martin-Lewis Plate, Martin-Lewis A
NYP Plate, New York City Plate, New York City A
TMP Plate, Thayer-Martin Plate, Thayer-Martin A
ANP Plates, Anaerobic Plates, Anaerobic A
BAP Plates, Blood Agar Plates, Blood Agar A
PRIME Pump Prime Pump Prime A
PUMP Pump Specimen Pump Specimen A
QC5 Quality Control For Micro Quality Control For Micro A
SCLP Scalp, Fetal Vein Scalp, Fetal Vein A
SCRAPS Scrapings Scrapings A
SHA Shaving Shaving A
SWA Swab Swab A
SWD Swab, Dacron tipped Swab, Dacron tipped A
WOOD Swab, Wooden Shaft Swab, Wooden Shaft A
TMOT Transport Media, Transport Media, A
TMAN Transport Media, Anaerobic Transport Media, Anaerobic A
TMCH Transport Media, Chalamydia Transport Media, Chalamydia A
TMM4 Transport Media, M4 Transport Media, M4 A
TMMY Transport Media, Mycoplasma Transport Media, Mycoplasma A
TMPV Transport Media, PVA Transport Media, PVA A
TMSC Transport Media, Stool Culture Transport Media, Stool Culture A
TMUP Transport Media, Ureaplasma Transport Media, Ureaplasma A
TMVI Transport Media, Viral Transport Media, Viral A
VENIP Venipuncture Venipuncture A

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2023-11-14reviseMarc DuteauTSMGAdd standard copyright and contact to internal content; up-476
2020-05-06reviseTed KleinVocabulary WGMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.