HL7 v2.5.1 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

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CodeSystem: Specimen Reject Reason (2.5.1 - 1.0.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/specimenRejectReason Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-01-27 Computable Name: SpecimenRejectReason
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.314

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HL7-defined code system of reasons a specimen may be rejected for a specified observation/result/analysis. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the SPM segment.

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

Concepts

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

CodeDisplayDefinitionversionIntroduced
EX Expired Expired 2.5
QS Quantity not sufficient Quantity not sufficient 2.5
RA Missing patient ID number Missing patient ID number 2.5
RB Broken container Broken container 2.5
RC Clotting Clotting 2.5
RD Missing collection date Missing collection date 2.5
RE Missing patient name Missing patient name 2.5
RH Hemolysis Hemolysis 2.5
RI Identification problem Identification problem 2.5
RM Labeling Labeling 2.5
RN Contamination Contamination 2.5
RP Missing phlebotomist ID Missing phlebotomist ID 2.5
RR Improper storage Improper storage 2.5
RS Name misspelling Name misspelling 2.5