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ValueSet: Specimen Reject Reason Codes

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-reject-reason Version: 5.4.0
Standards status: Draft Maturity Level: 4 Responsible: HL7 International / Orders and Observations Computable Name: SpecimenRejectReasonCodes
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.97.48.11

Copyright/Legal: Copyright HL7. Licensed under creative commons public domain

Specimen reject reason codes based on SPM-21.

References

Changes since version 5.3.0:

  • No changes

    • Logical Definition (CLD)

    Last updated: 2023-01-31 07:07:38+1100

    Profile: Shareable ValueSet

     

    Expansion

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

    This value set contains 14 concepts

    SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490  EXExpiredExpired
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490  QSQuantity not sufficientQuantity not sufficient
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490  RBBroken containerBroken container
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490  RCClottingClotting
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490  RDMissing collection dateMissing collection date
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490  RAMissing patient ID numberMissing patient ID number
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490  REMissing patient nameMissing patient name
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490  RHHemolysisHemolysis
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490  RIIdentification problemIdentification problem
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490  RMLabelingLabeling
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490  RNContaminationContamination
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490  RPMissing phlebotomist IDMissing phlebotomist ID
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490  RRImproper storageImproper storage
    http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0490  RSName misspellingName misspelling

    Description of the above table(s).