HL7 v2.4 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.4 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.v24/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: Specimen Source Codes (2.4 - 1.3.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/specimenSourceCodes Version: 1.3.0
Active as of 2026-01-27 Computable Name: SpecimenSourceCodes
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.28

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HL7-defined code system of concepts which specify sources for speciments for clinical testing. These concepts are used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the OBR segment prior to version 2.7, and was replaced by the concepts in code system 2.16.840.1.133883.18.311 specimenType and code system 2.16.840.1.133883.18.312 specimenCollectionMethod as of version 2.5 and thereafter.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
versionIntroduced versionIntroduced http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced string version when was this code introduced
versionDeprecated versionDeprecated http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated string version when was this code deprecated
status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired
comment comment http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment string A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept
usage usage http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage string usage notes for this code
modified modified http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified dateTime date of last modification
replacedBy replacedBy http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#replacedBy code replacedBy

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/specimenSourceCodes defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionversionIntroducedstatuscommentmodifiedreplacedByDeutsch (German, de)
ABLD Arterial blood Arterial blood 2.2 inactive 2024-12-29 BLDA Arterielles Blut
ABS Abscess Abscess 2.2 Abszeß
AMN Amniotic fluid Amniotic fluid 2.2 Fruchtwasser
ASP Aspirate Aspirate 2.2 Aspirationssubstrat
BBL Blood bag Blood bag 2.2 Blutkonserve
BDY Whole body Whole body 2.2 Gesamter Körper
BIFL Bile fluid Bile fluid 2.3
BLD Whole blood Whole blood 2.1 Gesamtes Blut
BLDA Blood arterial Blood arterial 2.3 arterielles Blut
BLDC Blood capillary Blood capillary 2.3 Kapillarblut
BLDCO Cord blood Cord blood 2.4 Nabelschnurblut
BLDV Blood venous Blood venous 2.3 venöses Blut
BON Bone Bone 2.1 Knochen
BPH Basophils Basophils 2.2 Basophile
BPU Blood product unit Blood product unit 2.3
BRN Burn Burn 2.1 Brandwunde
BRO Bronchial Bronchial 2.2 Bronchialwege
BRTH Breath (use EXHLD) Breath (use EXHLD) 2.2 Atemluft
CALC Calculus (=Stone) Calculus (=Stone) 2.2 Steinchen, Konkrement
CBLD Cord blood Cord blood 2.2 inactive 2024-12-29 BLDCO Nabelschnurblut
CDM Cardiac muscle Cardiac muscle 2.2 Herzmuskel
CNJT Conjunctiva Conjunctiva 2.1 Konjunktiven
CNL Cannula Cannula 2.2 Kanüle
COL Colostrum Colostrum 2.2 Kolostrum, Vormilch
CSF Cerebral spinal fluid Cerebral spinal fluid 2.1 Cerebralflüssigkeit
CTP Catheter tip Catheter tip 2.2 Katheterspitze
CUR Curettage Curettage 2.2 Curettagematerial
CVM Cervical mucus Cervical mucus 2.2 Cervicalschleim
CVX Cervix Cervix 2.1 Zervix
CYST Cyst Cyst 2.2 Zyste
DIAF Dialysis fluid Dialysis fluid 2.3
DOSE Dose med or substance Dose med or substance 2.3
DRN Drain Drain 2.2 Drainage
DUFL Duodenal fluid Duodenal fluid 2.3
EAR Ear Ear 2.1 Ohr
EARW Ear wax (cerumen) Ear wax (cerumen) 2.3
ELT Electrode Electrode 2.2 Elektrode
ENDC Endocardium Endocardium 2.2 Endocard
ENDM Endometrium Endometrium 2.2 Endometrium
EOS Eosinophils Eosinophils 2.2 Eosinophile
EXG Exhaled gas (=breath) Exhaled gas (=breath) 2.4
EXHLD Exhaled gas (=breath) Exhaled gas (=breath) 2.3 inactive 2024-12-29 EXG
EYE Eye Eye 2.3 Auge
FIB Fibroblasts Fibroblasts 2.1 Fibroblasten
FIST Fistula Fistula 2.2 Fistel
FLT Filter Filter 2.2 Filter
FLU Body fluid, unsp Body fluid, unsp 2.2 Körperflüssigkeit (unspezifiziert)
GAS Gas Gas 2.3 Gas
GAST Gastric fluid/contents Gastric fluid/contents 2.2 Magenflüssigkeit
GEN Genital Genital 2.2 Genitale
GENC Genital cervix Genital cervix 2.2 Genitale - Cervix
GENL Genital lochia Genital lochia 2.2 Wochenfluß / Lochien
GENV Genital vaginal Genital vaginal 2.2 Genitale - Vagina
HAR Hair Hair 2.1 Haare
IHG Inhaled Gas Inhaled Gas 2.3 inhaliertes Gas
ISLT Isolate Isolate 2.3
IT Intubation tube Intubation tube 2.2 Tubus
LAM Lamella Lamella 2.2 Lamellen
LIQ Liquid NOS Liquid NOS 2.3
LN Line Line 2.2 Zugang
LNA Line arterial Line arterial 2.2 Arterieller Zugang
LNV Line venous Line venous 2.2 Venöser Zugang
LYM Lymphocytes Lymphocytes 2.2 Lymphozyten
MAC Macrophages Macrophages 2.2 Makrophagen
MAR Marrow Marrow 2.2 Knochenmark
MBLD Menstrual blood Menstrual blood 2.2 Menstruationsblut
MEC Meconium Meconium 2.2 Meconium
MILK Breast milk Breast milk 2.2 Brustmilch
MLK Milk Milk 2.2 Milch
MN Amniotic Fluid Amniotic Fluid 2.1 inactive 2024-12-29 AMN Fruchtwasser
NAIL Nail Nail 2.2 Nagel
NOS Nose (nasal passage) Nose (nasal passage) 2.1 Nase (Nasenwege)
ORH Other Other 2.2 Andere
OTH Other Other 2.1 inactive 2024-12-29 Diverse
PAFL Pancreatic fluid Pancreatic fluid 2.3
PAT Patient Patient 2.3 Patient
PER Peritoneum Peritoneum 2.2 inactive 2024-12-29 Peritoneum
PLAS Plasma Plasma 2.1 Plasma
PLB Plasma bag Plasma bag 2.2 Plasmabeutel
PLC Placenta Placenta 2.2 Placenta
PLR Pleural fluid (thoracentesis fld) Pleural fluid (thoracentesis fld) 2.2 Pleuraflüssigkeit (nach Thoracocentese)
PMN Polymorphonuclear neutrophils Polymorphonuclear neutrophils 2.2 Polymorphkernige Neutrophile
PPP Platelet poor plasma Platelet poor plasma 2.3
PRP Platelet rich plasma Platelet rich plasma 2.3
PRT Peritoneal fluid /ascites Peritoneal fluid /ascites 2.1 Peritonealflüssigkeit / Ascites
PUS Pus Pus 2.2 Eiter
RBC Erythrocytes Erythrocytes 2.1 Erythrozyten
RT Route of medicine Route of medicine 2.3
SAL Saliva Saliva 2.1 Speichel
SEM Seminal fluid Seminal fluid 2.1 Sperma
SER Serum Serum 2.1 Serum
SKM Skeletal muscle Skeletal muscle 2.2 Skelettmuskel
SKN Skin Skin 2.1 Haut
SMN Seminal fluid Seminal fluid 2.4
SNV Synovial fluid (Joint fluid) Synovial fluid (Joint fluid) 2.1 Synovialflüssigkeit
SPRM Spermatozoa Spermatozoa 2.2 Spermien
SPT Sputum Sputum 2.2 Sputum
SPTC Sputum - coughed Sputum - coughed 2.2 Sputum - Hustenauswurf
SPTT Sputum - tracheal aspirate Sputum - tracheal aspirate 2.2 Sputum - tracheal aspiriert
STL Stool = Fecal Stool = Fecal 2.1
STON Stone (use CALC) Stone (use CALC) 2.2 Steine
SWT Sweat Sweat 2.1 Schweiß
TEAR Tears Tears 2.2 Tränen
THRB Thrombocyte (platelet) Thrombocyte (platelet) 2.2 Thrombozyten
THRT Throat Throat 2.1 Rachanbstrich
TIS Tissue Tissue 2.1 inactive replaced by other and more specific codes 2024-12-30 Gewebe
TISB Tissue bone marrow 2.2 inactive no replacement 2024-12-30
TISC Tissue curettage 2.2 inactive no replacement 2024-12-30
TISG Tissue gall bladder Tissue gall bladder 2.2 Gallenblasengewebe
TISL Tissue lung 2.2 inactive replaced by TLNG 2024-12-30 TLNG
TISP Tissue peritoneum 2.2 inactive 2024-12-30
TISPL Tissue placenta Tissue placenta 2.2 Placentagewebe
TISS Tissue Tissue 2.2 Gewebe
TISU Tissue ulcer Tissue ulcer 2.2 Ulcusgewebe
TLGI Tissue large intestine Tissue large intestine 2.3
TLNG Tissue lung Tissue lung 2.3
TSMI Tissue small intestine Tissue small intestine 2.3
TUB Tube NOS Tube NOS 2.3
ULC Ulcer Ulcer 2.2 Geschwür
UMB Umbilical blood Umbilical blood 2.1 Nabelblut
UMED Unknown medicine Unknown medicine 2.3 unbekannte Medizin
UR Urine Urine 2.1 Urin
URC Urine clean catch Urine clean catch 2.2 Mittelstrahlurin
URNS Urine sediment Urine sediment 2.3
URT Urine catheter Urine catheter 2.2 Katheterurin
URTH Urethra Urethra 2.1 Urethra
USUB Unknown substance Unknown substance 2.3
VITF Vitreous Fluid Vitreous Fluid 2.4
VOM Vomitus Vomitus 2.2 Erbrochenes
WAT Water Water 2.3
WBC Leukocytes Leukocytes 2.1 Leukozyten
WICK Wick Wick 2.2 Zwischengefäß bei Infusoren (?)
WND Wound Wound 2.1 Wundabstrich
WNDA Wound abscess Wound abscess 2.2 Wundabszeß
WNDD Wound drainage Wound drainage 2.2 Wunddrainage
WNDE Wound exudate Wound exudate 2.2 Wundexsudat
XXX To be specified in another part of the message To be specified in another part of the message 2.3