HL7 v2.3 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.3 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.v23/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## : Specimen Action Code (2.3 - 2.1.0) - XML Representation

Active as of 2026-01-27

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    <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
      <id value="specimenAction"/>
      <text>
        <status value="generated"/>
        <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <a href="CodeSystem-specimenAction.html"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/specimenAction</code></a></li></ul></div>
      </text>
      <extension
                 url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated">
        <valueString value="2.3"/>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-versionHistory">
        <valueString value="generate correct history somehow"/>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-tableNo">
        <valueString value="0065"/>
      </extension>
      <url
           value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/specimenAction"/>
      <identifier>
        <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
        <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.25"/>
      </identifier>
      <version value="2.1.0"/>
      <name value="SpecimenAction"/>
      <title value="Specimen Action Code (2.3 - 2.1.0)"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <experimental value="true"/>
      <date value="2026-01-27T19:17:20+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="HL7-defined code system of 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).  Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the OBR segment."/>
      <copyright value="HL7 Inc., 2026"/>
      <caseSensitive value="true"/>
      <compositional value="false"/>
      <content value="complete"/>
      <property>
        <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced"/>
        <description value="version when was this code introduced"/>
        <type value="string"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="versionDeprecated"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated"/>
        <description value="version when was this code deprecated"/>
        <type value="string"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="status"/>
        <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status"/>
        <description
                     value="A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired"/>
        <type value="code"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="comment"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment"/>
        <description
                     value="A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept"/>
        <type value="string"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="usage"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage"/>
        <description value="usage notes for this code"/>
        <type value="string"/>
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="modified"/>
        <uri
             value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified"/>
        <description value="date of last modification"/>
        <type value="dateTime"/>
      </property>
      <concept>
        <code value="A"/>
        <display value="Add ordered tests to the existing specimen"/>
        <definition value="Add ordered tests to the existing specimen"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Zusätzliche Tests zur vorhandenen Probe"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="C"/>
        <display value="Cancel order for battery or tests named"/>
        <definition value="Cancel order for battery or tests named"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Stornoauftrag zu bekannter Probe"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="status"/>
          <valueCode value="inactive"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="modified"/>
          <valueDateTime value="2025-01-04"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="G"/>
        <display value="Generated order; reflex order"/>
        <definition value="Generated order; reflex order"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value
                 value="Nachgeordneter Auftrag / Auftrag als Reaktion auf Untersuchungsergebnis"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="L"/>
        <display value="Lab to obtain specimen from patient"/>
        <definition value="Lab to obtain specimen from patient"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Holauftrag für Labor"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="O"/>
        <display value="Specimen obtained by service other than Lab"/>
        <definition value="Specimen obtained by service other than Lab"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value
                 value="Probe wird / wurde mit dem Auftrag zur Verfügung gestellt"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="P"/>
        <display value="Pending specimen; Order sent prior to delivery"/>
        <definition value="Pending specimen; Order sent prior to delivery"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Probe steht noch aus - Auftrag liegt schon vor"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="R"/>
        <display value="Revised order"/>
        <definition value="Revised order"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Geänderter Auftrag"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.2"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="S"/>
        <display value="Schedule the tests specified below"/>
        <definition value="Schedule the tests specified below"/>
        <designation>
          <language value="de"/>
          <value value="Spezifizierte Untersuchungen einplanen"/>
        </designation>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.1"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
    </CodeSystem>