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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://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code A code that indicates the status of the concept
deprecated v2-table-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 active
PNA Arterial puncture Arterial puncture active
BIO Biopsy Biopsy active
BCAE Blood Culture, Aerobic Bottle Blood Culture, Aerobic Bottle active
BCAN Blood Culture, Anaerobic Bottle Blood Culture, Anaerobic Bottle active
BCPD Blood Culture, Pediatric Bottle Blood Culture, Pediatric Bottle active
CAP Capillary Specimen Capillary Specimen active
CATH Catheterized Catheterized active
EPLA Environmental, Plate Environmental, Plate active
ESWA Environmental, Swab Environmental, Swab active
LNA Line, Arterial Line, Arterial active
CVP Line, CVP Line, CVP active
LNV Line, Venous Line, Venous active
MARTL Martin-Lewis Agar Martin-Lewis Agar active
ML11 Mod. Martin-Lewis Agar Mod. Martin-Lewis Agar active
PACE Pace, Gen-Probe Pace, Gen-Probe active
PIN Pinworm Prep Pinworm Prep active
KOFFP Plate, Cough Plate, Cough active
MLP Plate, Martin-Lewis Plate, Martin-Lewis active
NYP Plate, New York City Plate, New York City active
TMP Plate, Thayer-Martin Plate, Thayer-Martin active
ANP Plates, Anaerobic Plates, Anaerobic active
BAP Plates, Blood Agar Plates, Blood Agar active
PRIME Pump Prime Pump Prime active
PUMP Pump Specimen Pump Specimen active
QC5 Quality Control For Micro Quality Control For Micro active
SCLP Scalp, Fetal Vein Scalp, Fetal Vein active
SCRAPS Scrapings Scrapings active
SHA Shaving Shaving active
SWA Swab Swab active
SWD Swab, Dacron tipped Swab, Dacron tipped active
WOOD Swab, Wooden Shaft Swab, Wooden Shaft active
TMOT Transport Media, Transport Media, active
TMAN Transport Media, Anaerobic Transport Media, Anaerobic active
TMCH Transport Media, Chalamydia Transport Media, Chalamydia active
TMM4 Transport Media, M4 Transport Media, M4 active
TMMY Transport Media, Mycoplasma Transport Media, Mycoplasma active
TMPV Transport Media, PVA Transport Media, PVA active
TMSC Transport Media, Stool Culture Transport Media, Stool Culture active
TMUP Transport Media, Ureaplasma Transport Media, Ureaplasma active
TMVI Transport Media, Viral Transport Media, Viral active
VENIP Venipuncture Venipuncture active

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.