HL7 v2.1 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.1 Vocabulary, published by HL7/FO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/frankoemig/hl7.v2.terminology.v21/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## : Specimen Action Code (2.1 - 1.0.0) - XML Representation

Active as of 2026-01-27

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    <ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
      <id value="hl7VSactionCode"/>
      <text>
        <status value="generated"/>
        <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: ValueSet hl7VSactionCode</b></p><a name="hl7VSactionCode"> </a><a name="hchl7VSactionCode"> </a><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/specimenAction</code><span title="Version is explicitly stated to be 1"> version &#x1F4CD;</span></li></ul></div>
      </text>
      <url
           value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/ValueSet/hl7VSactionCode"/>
      <identifier>
        <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
        <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.21.28"/>
      </identifier>
      <version value="1.0.0"/>
      <name value="Hl7VSactionCode"/>
      <title value="Specimen Action Code (2.1 - 1.0.0)"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <experimental value="true"/>
      <date value="2026-01-27T19:20:25+00:00"/>
      <publisher value="HL7/FO"/>
      <contact>
        <name value="HL7/FO"/>
        <telecom>
          <system value="url"/>
          <value value="http://www.hl7.org"/>
        </telecom>
      </contact>
      <description
                   value="Concepts which specify actions to be taken with respect to the specimens that accompany or precede an order.  The purpose of these are to further qualify (when appropriate) the general action indicated by the order control code (code system xxxx)."/>
      <copyright value="HL7 Inc., 2026"/>
      <compose>
        <include>
          <system
                  value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/specimenAction"/>
          <version value="1"/>
        </include>
      </compose>
    </ValueSet>