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) - JSON Representation

Active as of 2026-01-27

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      "resourceType" : "ValueSet",
      "id" : "hl7VSactionCode",
      "text" : {
        "status" : "generated",
        "div" : "<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>"
      },
      "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/ValueSet/hl7VSactionCode",
      "identifier" : [
        {
          "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
          "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.21.28"
        }
      ],
      "version" : "1.0.0",
      "name" : "Hl7VSactionCode",
      "title" : "Specimen Action Code (2.1 - 1.0.0)",
      "status" : "active",
      "experimental" : true,
      "date" : "2026-01-27T19:20:25+00:00",
      "publisher" : "HL7/FO",
      "contact" : [
        {
          "name" : "HL7/FO",
          "telecom" : [
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              "system" : "url",
              "value" : "http://www.hl7.org"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "description" : "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" : "HL7 Inc., 2026",
      "compose" : {
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          {
            "system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/specimenAction",
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          }
        ]
      }
    }