SNOMED CT Implementation Guide for FHIR
0.0.1 - CI Build
SNOMED CT Implementation Guide for FHIR
0.0.1 - CI Build
SNOMED CT Implementation Guide for FHIR, published by SNOMED on FHIR project group. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.0.1 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/IHTSDO/snomed-ig/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: http://snomed.info/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-collection-method | Version: 0.0.1 | |||
| Active as of 2026-01-05 | Computable Name: SpecimenCollectionMethodValueSet | |||
Codes describing the specimen collection method.
References
http://snomed.info/sct version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server) where concept is-a 17636008 (Specimen collection)
Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on SNOMED CT International edition 01-Feb 2025
This value set expansion contains 137 concepts.
| System | Code | Display (en) | JSON | XML |
http://snomed.info/sct | 17636008 | Specimen collection | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 1048003 | Capillary specimen collection | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 2475000 | Urine specimen collection, 24 hours | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 13677008 | Urine specimen collection, closed drainage | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 19867003 | Collection of sputum, Lukens tube | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 21217000 | Collection of pinworm specimen | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 23248003 | Taking swab for microbiology | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 24469009 | Collection of routine urine specimen for laboratory | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 31507001 | Specimen collection for microbiology | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 32564009 | Arterial specimen collection for laboratory test | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 34532003 | Semen specimen collection | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 37020001 | Collection of urine and strain for calculus | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 37705003 | Collection of sputum | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 40597003 | Urine specimen collection, 12 hours | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 42311007 | Radial artery puncture for laboratory test | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 44733008 | Collection of string test | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 45240002 | Ear lobe stick | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 50576009 | Specimen collection by drainage | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 50753008 | Brachial artery puncture for laboratory test | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 57617002 | Urine specimen collection | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 58088002 | Urine specimen collection, suprapubic | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 64860001 | Collection of sweat test | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 66904006 | Collection of expired gas, quantitative | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 70347009 | Collection of specimen for culture by laboratory | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 71197008 | Femoral artery puncture for laboratory test | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 73416001 | Urine specimen collection, clean catch | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 77262006 | Heel stick | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 82078001 | Collection of blood specimen for laboratory | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 83917009 | Specimen collection for microbiology, anaerobic | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 86326008 | Collection of sweat test, pediatric overnight | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 113031002 | Urine specimen collection, 2 hours | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 115985003 | Sweat collection by iontophoresis procedure | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 174653005 | Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography and collection of pancreatic juice | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 225098009 | Collection of sample of saliva | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 225105004 | Collection of stool specimen | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 225109005 | Collection of nephrostomy urine specimen | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 225110000 | Collection of ureterostomy urine specimen | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 225111001 | Collection of early morning urine specimen | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 225112008 | Overnight collection of urine | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 225113003 | Timed urine collection | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 225271002 | Collection of mid-stream specimen of urine | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 225709000 | Taking cough swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 225711009 | Collection of nasal pharyngeal aspirate | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 225997002 | Taking wound swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 235488002 | Collection of pancreatic juice | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 235569007 | Collection of bile | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 236363003 | Sperm aspiration | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 236364009 | Micro-epididymal sperm aspiration | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 243772004 | Thumb-prick sampling | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 243776001 | Blood sampling from extracorporeal blood circuit | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 243777005 | Blood sampling from haemodialysis circuit | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 243778000 | Arterial port blood sampling during hemodialysis | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 243779008 | Venous port blood sampling during haemodialysis | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 243780006 | Blood sampling from cardiopulmonary bypass circuit | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 243781005 | Blood sampling from ECMO circuit | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 276907003 | Percutaneous sperm aspiration | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 278450005 | Finger stick | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 285570007 | Taking of swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 285586000 | Chlamydia swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 285589007 | ECS - Endocervical swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 301805004 | Taking high vaginal swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 301874004 | Taking vaginal swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 304991003 | Take mouth swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 310216004 | Collection of sample from mouth | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 310217008 | Collection of gingival crevicular fluid sample | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 312645003 | Percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 312855001 | Taking conjunctival swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 312873003 | Taking vulval swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 312874009 | Taking penile swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 312875005 | Taking cervical swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 312876006 | Taking urethral swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 312877002 | Taking low vaginal swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 312878007 | Taking postnasal swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 312879004 | Taking ear swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 312880001 | Taking throat swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 312881002 | Taking skin swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 312882009 | Taking nasal swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 313273004 | Pertussis swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 313274005 | Respiratory syncytial virus swab | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 386087005 | Collection of aspirated sputum (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 386088000 | Collection of induced sputum (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 386089008 | Collection of coughed sputum (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 386099003 | Spot urine procedure (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 390784004 | Endocervical chlamydia swab (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 390785003 | Urethral chlamydia swab (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 400993006 | Gonococcal cervical swab (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 400994000 | Gonococcal swab (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 401002001 | Gonococcal urethral swab (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 406173008 | Phlebotomy: cannulated vessel (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 418622002 | Taking oral swab (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 427133003 | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and collection of bile (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 439599008 | Collection of specimen by device (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 441136006 | Collection of specimen by glass slide (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 441266008 | Specimen collection by endometrial suction curette (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 441378005 | Collection of specimen by culture plate (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 444171005 | Collection of biliary drainage by gravity (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 446232000 | Collection of bile via biliary T-tube (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 446775007 | Collection of urine via indwelling urinary catheter (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 450874000 | Collection of first stream urine specimen (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 472859009 | Taking anal swab for chlamydia | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 472860004 | Taking anal swab for gonorrhoea (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 472917009 | Collection of device for submission as specimen (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 473363001 | Taking of culture from cervix | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 698007008 | Collection of early morning mid stream specimen of urine by clean catch (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 698086002 | Collection of urine via pediatric urine collection bag (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 698087006 | Collection of urine via indwelling suprapubic catheter (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 699873000 | Collection of blood via arterial catheter (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 705084002 | Collection of fluid specimen via closed suction drain (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 705156009 | Collection of urine via straight catheter (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 705172001 | Collection of cystostomy tube urine specimen | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 707982002 | Taking throat swab for chlamydia | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 707983007 | Taking throat swab for gonorrhea | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 708015008 | Plucking of hair for microscopy and culture | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 709500005 | Collection of cough culture plate specimen | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 713143008 | Collection of arterial blood specimen | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 720450003 | Preoperative urine specimen collection (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 722501003 | Postoperative urine specimen collection (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 732218007 | Urine specimen collection, 8 hours (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 732221009 | Urine specimen collection, 48 hours (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 732223007 | Urine specimen collection, 72 hours (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 732224001 | Timed stool collection (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 732228003 | Stool specimen collection, 24 hours (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 732292007 | Stool specimen collection, 48 hours (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 733478009 | Collection of specimen by adhesive slide | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 733481004 | Collection of second void urine specimen (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 738796001 | Collection of dried blood spot specimen | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 764928002 | Collection of fluid specimen (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 764929005 | Collection of exhaled breath specimen (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 768966009 | Collection of device tip | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 769401004 | Collection of drain fluid | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 840566006 | Specimen collection for biobank | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 1202027002 | Oesophageal sponge cytology | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 1230332003 | Postpartum collection of blood from umbilical cord | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 1255865009 | Aspiration of seminal fluid from seminal vesicle using ultrasonographic guidance (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 1285339005 | Testicular semen aspiration | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 1359755003 | Taking eye swab (procedure) | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 16631761000119104 | Collection of blood via implanted venous access device |
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 |