Health eData 1 Sandbox
0.1.0 - CI Build
Health eData 1 Sandbox
0.1.0 - CI Build
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| Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-specimen-collection-method | Version: 0.1.0 | |||
| Active as of 2026-06-10 | Maturity Level: 3 | Computable Name: USCoreSpecimenCollectionMethod | ||
| Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.2.48.24 | ||||
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| This value set identifies the technique used to collect a specimen. It includes the SNOMED CT 17636008 | Specimen collection (procedure) | hierarchy together with additional SNOMED CT concepts that represent procedures producing a specimen but are classified outside that hierarchy. |
References
This value set is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)
This value set includes codes based on the following rules:
http://snomed.info/sct version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server) where concept is-a 17636008 (Specimen collection)http://snomed.info/sct version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)
| Code | Display |
| 6853008 | Nasogastric tube aspiration |
| 8367003 | Clipping nails of patient |
| 14766002 | Aspiration |
| 24619005 | Skin scraping for examination |
| 28520004 | Venipuncture for blood test |
| 29240004 | Autopsy examination |
| 30088009 | Blood culture |
| 32218000 | Biopsy of esophagus |
| 32534001 | Biopsy of spleen |
| 36213007 | Endoscopy and brush biopsy |
| 44414004 | Aspiration of Bartholin's cyst |
| 48635004 | Fine needle biopsy |
| 49401003 | Bone marrow aspiration procedure |
| 54133007 | Biopsy of spermatic cord |
| 54535009 | Cone biopsy of cervix |
| 56241004 | Bone marrow biopsy, needle or trocar |
| 56757003 | Scraping |
| 63293007 | Fine needle biopsy of seminal vesicle |
| 64663002 | Prostatic massage |
| 67889009 | Irrigation |
| 68688001 | Curettage |
| 70163005 | Excision of ganglion cyst |
| 75016008 | Biopsy of soft tissue |
| 78533007 | Irrigation of urinary bladder |
| 79121003 | Biopsy of stomach |
| 80657008 | Bronchoscopy with brush biopsy |
| 81723002 | Amputation |
| 83152002 | Oophorectomy |
| 86273004 | Biopsy |
| 89305009 | Abdominal paracentesis |
| 90131007 | Arthrocentesis |
| 91602002 | Thoracentesis |
| 121098002 | Transparent tape method for fungal identification |
| 122462000 | Drainage procedure |
| 129112001 | Aspiration of trachea |
| 168461002 | Postmortem examination |
| 173830003 | Irrigation of stomach |
| 175189006 | Biopsy of pericardium |
| 176747002 | Colpoceliocentesis |
| 177788009 | Open drainage of pleural cavity |
| 178263003 | Biopsy of muscle |
| 232595000 | Bronchoscopic lavage |
| 234319005 | Splenectomy |
| 235157009 | Endoscopic brushings of GIT |
| 236880008 | Curettage of uterus and endometrial sampling |
| 236886002 | Hysterectomy |
| 240977001 | Biopsy of skin |
| 243763007 | Venous sampling catheter procedure |
| 277762005 | Lumbar puncture |
| 287571005 | Diagnostic bronchial aspiration |
| 299693003 | Biopsy of jejunum |
| 303995001 | Buccal smear procedure |
| 309849004 | Pericardiocentesis |
| 386802000 | Endometrial biopsy |
| 387715005 | Peritoneal lavage |
| 397397002 | Bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage |
| 405281009 | Anal pap smear |
| 416107004 | Cervical cytology test |
| 430111007 | Fine needle aspiration biopsy of spermatic cord |
| 430854000 | Touch preparation of specimen |
| 439336003 | Brush biopsy |
| 446847002 | Drainage of pleural cavity via chest tube |
| 446860008 | Collection of cerebrospinal fluid via ventriculoperitoneal shunt |
| 447097009 | Scraping of nail |
| 448895004 | Sampling for smear |
| 697972001 | Cutting of hair |
| 782762003 | Blind bronchoalveolar lavage |
| 258429002 | Rectal scrape specimen |
| 261665006 | Unknown |
| 410729004 | Amniocentesis fluid specimen |
| 24139008 | Cystoscopy |
| 176178006 | Diagnostic cystoscopy |
| 397394009 | Bronchoalveolar lavage |
Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on SNOMED CT United States edition 01-Sep 2025
This value set expansion contains 211 concepts.
| System | Code | Display (en) | Inactive | status | 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 with collection of pancreatic juice using fluoroscopic guidance with contrast | ||||
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 | Taking swab for Chlamydia test | ||||
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 | Taking swab for Bordetella pertussis test | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 313274005 | Taking swab for RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus) test | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 386087005 | Collection of aspirated sputum | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 386088000 | Collection of induced sputum | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 386089008 | Collection of coughed sputum | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 386099003 | Spot urine procedure | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 390784004 | Taking endocervical swab for Chlamydia test | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 390785003 | Taking urethral swab for Chlamydia test | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 400993006 | Taking cervical swab for Neisseria gonorrhoeae test | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 400994000 | Taking swab for Neisseria gonorrhoeae test | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 401002001 | Taking urethral swab for Neisseria gonorrhoeae test | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 406173008 | Phlebotomy: cannulated vessel | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 418622002 | Taking oral swab | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 427133003 | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with collection of bile using fluoroscopic guidance with contrast | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 439599008 | Collection of specimen by device | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 441136006 | Collection of specimen by glass slide | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 441266008 | Specimen collection by endometrial suction curette | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 441378005 | Collection of specimen by culture plate | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 444171005 | Collection of biliary drainage by gravity | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 446232000 | Collection of bile via biliary T-tube | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 446775007 | Collection of urine via indwelling urinary catheter | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 450874000 | Collection of first stream urine specimen | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 472859009 | Taking anal swab for Chlamydia test | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 472860004 | Taking anal swab for gonorrhea | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 472917009 | Collection of device for submission as specimen | ||||
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 | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 698086002 | Collection of urine via pediatric urine collection bag | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 698087006 | Collection of urine via indwelling suprapubic catheter | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 699873000 | Collection of blood via arterial catheter | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 705084002 | Collection of fluid specimen via Jackson-Pratt drain | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 705156009 | Collection of urine via straight catheter | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 705172001 | Collection of cystostomy tube urine specimen | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 707982002 | Taking throat swab for Chlamydia test | ||||
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 | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 722501003 | Postoperative urine specimen collection | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 732218007 | Urine specimen collection, 8 hours | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 732221009 | Urine specimen collection, 48 hours | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 732223007 | Urine specimen collection, 72 hours | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 732224001 | Timed stool collection | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 732228003 | Stool specimen collection, 24 hours | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 732292007 | Stool specimen collection, 48 hours | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 733478009 | Collection of specimen by adhesive slide | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 733481004 | Collection of second stream urine specimen | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 738796001 | Collection of dried blood spot specimen | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 764928002 | Collection of fluid specimen | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 764929005 | Collection of exhaled breath specimen | ||||
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 | Ultrasonography guided aspiration of seminal fluid from seminal vesicle | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 1285339005 | Testicular semen aspiration | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 1359755003 | Taking eye swab | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 470411000124100 | MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) swab | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 16631761000119104 | Collection of blood via implanted venous access device | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 6853008 | Nasogastric tube aspiration | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 8367003 | Clipping nails of patient | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 14766002 | Removal by suction | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 24619005 | Skin scraping for examination | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 28520004 | Venipuncture for blood test | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 29240004 | Autopsy examination | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 30088009 | Blood culture | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 32218000 | Biopsy of esophagus | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 32534001 | Biopsy of spleen | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 36213007 | Endoscopy and brush biopsy | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 44414004 | Aspiration of Bartholin's cyst | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 48635004 | Fine needle biopsy | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 49401003 | Bone marrow aspiration procedure | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 54133007 | Biopsy of spermatic cord | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 54535009 | Cone biopsy of cervix | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 56241004 | Bone marrow biopsy, needle or trocar | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 56757003 | Removal by scraping | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 63293007 | Fine needle biopsy of seminal vesicle | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 64663002 | Prostatic massage | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 67889009 | Irrigation | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 68688001 | Curettage | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 70163005 | Excision of ganglion site | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 75016008 | Biopsy of soft tissue | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 78533007 | Irrigation of urinary bladder | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 79121003 | Biopsy of stomach | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 80657008 | Bronchoscopy with brush biopsy | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 81723002 | Amputation | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 83152002 | Oophorectomy | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 86273004 | Biopsy | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 89305009 | Abdominal paracentesis | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 90131007 | Arthrocentesis | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 91602002 | Thoracentesis | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 121098002 | Transparent tape method for fungal identification | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 122462000 | Drainage | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 129112001 | Tracheal suction | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 168461002 | Postmortem examination | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 173830003 | Irrigation of stomach | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 175189006 | Biopsy of pericardium | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 176747002 | Aspiration of pouch of Douglas | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 177788009 | Open drainage of pleural cavity | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 178263003 | Biopsy of muscle | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 232595000 | Bronchoscopic irrigation | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 234319005 | Splenectomy | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 235157009 | Endoscopic brushings of GIT | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 236880008 | Curettage of uterus and endometrial sampling | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 236886002 | Hysterectomy | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 240977001 | Biopsy of skin | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 243763007 | Venous sampling catheter procedure | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 277762005 | Lumbar puncture | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 287571005 | Diagnostic bronchial aspiration | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 299693003 | Jejunal biopsy | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 303995001 | Buccal smear procedure | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 309849004 | Pericardiocentesis | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 386802000 | Endometrial biopsy | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 387715005 | Peritoneal lavage | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 397397002 | Bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 405281009 | Anal pap smear | inactive | inactive | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 416107004 | Cervical cytology test | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 430111007 | Fine needle aspiration biopsy of spermatic cord | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 430854000 | Touch preparation of specimen | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 439336003 | Brush biopsy | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 446847002 | Drainage of pleural cavity via chest tube | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 446860008 | Collection of cerebrospinal fluid via ventriculoperitoneal shunt | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 447097009 | Scraping of nail | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 448895004 | Sampling for smear | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 697972001 | Clipping hair | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 782762003 | Blind bronchoalveolar lavage | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 258429002 | Rectal scrape sample | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 261665006 | Unknown | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 410729004 | Amniocentesis fluid sample | ||||
http://snomed.info/sct | 24139008 | Endoscopy of bladder | inactive | inactive | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 176178006 | Diagnostic cystoscopy | inactive | inactive | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 397394009 | Bronchoalveolar lavage | inactive | inactive |
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 |
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