HL7 v2.8.1 Vocabulary
0.1.0 - ci-build

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## : Additive/Preservative (2.8.1 - 2.0.0) - XML Representation

Active as of 2026-01-27

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    <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
      <id value="additivePreservative"/>
      <text>
        <status value="generated"/>
        <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <a href="CodeSystem-additivePreservative.html"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/additivePreservative</code></a></li></ul></div>
      </text>
      <extension
                 url="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/StructureDefinition/codesystem-v2versionCreated">
        <valueString value="2.8.1"/>
      </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="0371"/>
      </extension>
      <url
           value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/additivePreservative"/>
      <identifier>
        <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
        <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.229"/>
      </identifier>
      <version value="2.0.0"/>
      <name value="AdditivePreservative"/>
      <title value="Additive/Preservative (2.8.1 - 2.0.0)"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <experimental value="true"/>
      <date value="2026-01-27T19:45:38+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 specifying any additive introduced to the specimen before or at the time of collection.  These additives may be introduced in order to preserve, maintain or enhance the particular nature or component of the specimen.  Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the SPM and SAC segments."/>
      <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="ACDA"/>
        <display value="ACD Solution A"/>
        <definition value="ACD Solution A"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Yellow top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="ACDB"/>
        <display value="ACD Solution B"/>
        <definition value="ACD Solution B"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Yellow top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="ACET"/>
        <display value="Acetic Acid"/>
        <definition value="Acetic Acid"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Urine preservative"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="AMIES"/>
        <display value="Amies transport medium"/>
        <definition value="Amies transport medium"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Protozoa"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BACTM"/>
        <display value="Bacterial Transport medium"/>
        <definition value="Bacterial Transport medium"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Microbiological culture"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BF10"/>
        <display value="Buffered 10% formalin"/>
        <definition value="Buffered 10% formalin"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Tissue"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BOR"/>
        <display value="Borate Boric Acid"/>
        <definition value="Borate Boric Acid"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="24HR Urine Additive"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BOUIN"/>
        <display value="Bouin's solution"/>
        <definition value="Bouin's solution"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Tissue"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="BSKM"/>
        <display value="Buffered skim milk"/>
        <definition value="Buffered skim milk"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Viral isolation"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="C32"/>
        <display value="3.2%  Citrate"/>
        <definition value="3.2%  Citrate"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Blue top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="C38"/>
        <display value="3.8% Citrate"/>
        <definition value="3.8% Citrate"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Blue top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="CARS"/>
        <display value="Carson's Modified 10% formalin"/>
        <definition value="Carson's Modified 10% formalin"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Tissue"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="CARY"/>
        <display value="Cary Blair Medium"/>
        <definition value="Cary Blair Medium"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Stool Cultures"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="CHLTM"/>
        <display value="Chlamydia transport medium"/>
        <definition value="Chlamydia transport medium"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Chlamydia culture"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="CTAD"/>
        <display
                 value="CTAD (this should be spelled out if not universally understood)"/>
        <definition
                    value="CTAD (this should be spelled out if not universally understood)"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Blue top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="EDTK"/>
        <display value="Potassium/K EDTA"/>
        <definition value="Potassium/K EDTA"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="EDTK15"/>
        <display value="Potassium/K EDTA 15%"/>
        <definition value="Potassium/K EDTA 15%"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Purple top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="EDTK75"/>
        <display value="Potassium/K EDTA 7.5%"/>
        <definition value="Potassium/K EDTA 7.5%"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Purple top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="EDTN"/>
        <display value="Sodium/Na EDTA"/>
        <definition value="Sodium/Na EDTA"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Dark Blue top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="ENT"/>
        <display value="Enteric bacteria transport medium"/>
        <definition value="Enteric bacteria transport medium"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Bacterial culture"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="ENT+"/>
        <display value="Enteric plus"/>
        <definition value="Enteric plus"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Stool Cultures"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="F10"/>
        <display value="10% Formalin"/>
        <definition value="10% Formalin"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Tissue preservative"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="FDP"/>
        <display
                 value="Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor (Fibrin Degradation Products)"/>
        <definition
                    value="Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor (Fibrin Degradation Products)"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Dark Blue top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="FL10"/>
        <display value="Sodium Fluoride, 10mg"/>
        <definition value="Sodium Fluoride, 10mg"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Urine"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="FL100"/>
        <display value="Sodium Fluoride, 100mg"/>
        <definition value="Sodium Fluoride, 100mg"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Urine"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="HCL6"/>
        <display value="6N HCL"/>
        <definition value="6N HCL"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="24 HR Urine Additive"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="HEPA"/>
        <display value="Ammonium heparin"/>
        <definition value="Ammonium heparin"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Green top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="HEPL"/>
        <display value="Lithium/Li  Heparin"/>
        <definition value="Lithium/Li  Heparin"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Green top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="HEPN"/>
        <display value="Sodium/Na  Heparin"/>
        <definition value="Sodium/Na  Heparin"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Green top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.4"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="HNO3"/>
        <display value="Nitric Acid"/>
        <definition value="Nitric Acid"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Urine"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="JKM"/>
        <display value="Jones Kendrick Medium"/>
        <definition value="Jones Kendrick Medium"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Bordetella pertussis"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="KARN"/>
        <display value="Karnovsky's fixative"/>
        <definition value="Karnovsky's fixative"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Tissue"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="KOX"/>
        <display value="Potassium Oxalate"/>
        <definition value="Potassium Oxalate"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Gray top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="LIA"/>
        <display value="Lithium iodoacetate"/>
        <definition value="Lithium iodoacetate"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Gray top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="M4"/>
        <display value="M4"/>
        <definition value="M4"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Microbiological culture"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="M4RT"/>
        <display value="M4-RT"/>
        <definition value="M4-RT"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Microbiological culture"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="M5"/>
        <display value="M5"/>
        <definition value="M5"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Microbiological culture"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MICHTM"/>
        <display value="Michel's transport medium"/>
        <definition value="Michel's transport medium"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="IF tests"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="MMDTM"/>
        <display value="MMD transport medium"/>
        <definition value="MMD transport medium"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Immunofluorescence"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NAF"/>
        <display value="Sodium Fluoride"/>
        <definition value="Sodium Fluoride"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Gray top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NAPS"/>
        <display
                 value="Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride"/>
        <definition
                    value="Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Yellow (Blood Culture)"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="NONE"/>
        <display value="None"/>
        <definition value="None"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Red or Pink top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PAGE"/>
        <display value="Pages's Saline"/>
        <definition value="Pages's Saline"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Acanthaoemba"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PHENOL"/>
        <display value="Phenol"/>
        <definition value="Phenol"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="24 Hr Urine Additive"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="PVA"/>
        <display value="PVA (polyvinylalcohol)"/>
        <definition value="PVA (polyvinylalcohol)"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="O&amp;P"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="RLM"/>
        <display value="Reagan Lowe Medium"/>
        <definition value="Reagan Lowe Medium"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Bordetella pertussis cultures"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="SILICA"/>
        <display value="Siliceous earth, 12 mg"/>
        <definition value="Siliceous earth, 12 mg"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Gray top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="SPS"/>
        <display
                 value="SPS(this should be spelled out if not universally understood)"/>
        <definition
                    value="SPS(this should be spelled out if not universally understood)"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="SST"/>
        <display value="Serum Separator Tube (Polymer Gel)"/>
        <definition value="Serum Separator Tube (Polymer Gel)"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="'Tiger' Top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="STUTM"/>
        <display value="Stuart transport medium"/>
        <definition value="Stuart transport medium"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Bacterial culture"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="THROM"/>
        <display value="Thrombin"/>
        <definition value="Thrombin"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem)"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="THYMOL"/>
        <display value="Thymol"/>
        <definition value="Thymol"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="24 Hr Urine Additive"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="THYO"/>
        <display value="Thyoglycollate broth"/>
        <definition value="Thyoglycollate broth"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Bacterial Isolation"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="TOLU"/>
        <display value="Toluene"/>
        <definition value="Toluene"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="24 Hr Urine Additive"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="URETM"/>
        <display value="Ureaplasma transport medium"/>
        <definition value="Ureaplasma transport medium"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Ureaplasma culture"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="VIRTM"/>
        <display value="Viral Transport medium"/>
        <definition value="Viral Transport medium"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Virus cultures"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
          <valueString value="2.5"/>
        </property>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="WEST"/>
        <display value="Buffered Citrate (Westergren Sedimentation Rate)"/>
        <definition value="Buffered Citrate (Westergren Sedimentation Rate)"/>
        <property>
          <code value="usage"/>
          <valueString value="Black top tube"/>
        </property>
        <property>
          <code value="versionIntroduced"/>
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