HL7 Terminology (THO)
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HL7 Terminology (THO), published by HL7 International - Vocabulary Work Group. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 7.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/UTG/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

ValueSet: hl7VS-specialHandlingConsiderations

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0376 Version: 3.0.0
Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: Hl7VSSpecialHandlingConsiderations
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.21.250

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Concepts describing how a specimen and/or container needs to be handled from the time of collection through the initiation of testing. Used in Version 2 messaging in the SPM segment.

References

This value set is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

Logical Definition (CLD)

Language: en

 

Expansion

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem specialHandling v3.0.0 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 17 concepts

SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  C37Body temperatureBody temperature
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  AMBAmbient temperatureAmbient temperature
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  CAMBCritical ambient temperatureCritical ambient temperature
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  REFRefrigerated temperatureRefrigerated temperature
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  CREFCritical refrigerated temperatureCritical refrigerated temperature
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  FRZFrozen temperatureFrozen temperature
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  CFRZCritical frozen temperatureCritical frozen temperature
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  DFRZDeep frozenDeep frozen
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  UFRZUltra frozenUltra frozen
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  NTRLiquid nitrogenLiquid nitrogen
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  PRTLProtect from lightProtect from light
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  CATMProtect from airProtect from air
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  DRYDryDry
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  PSONo shockNo shock
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  PSADo not shakeDo not shake
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  UPRUprightUpright
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376  MTLFMetal FreeMetal Free

Description of the above table(s).

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2026-03-06reviseMarc DuteauV2MGRemoving include system version from v2 valuesets; up-789
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.