HL7 v2.8.2 Vocabulary
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CodeSystem: Blood Unit Type (2.8.2 - 1.0.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/bloodUnitType Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-01-27 Computable Name: BloodUnitType
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.368

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HL7-defined code system of concepts used to specify the type of blood unit. Used in the Blood Unit Information (BUI) segment in HL7 Version 2.x messaging.

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/bloodUnitType defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionversionIntroducedmodified
GRN Granulocytes Granulocytes 2.8 2015-07-13
LYM Lymphocytes Lymphocytes 2.8 2015-07-13
PLS Plasma Plasma 2.8 2015-07-13
PLT Platelets Platelets 2.8 2015-07-13
PSC Peripheral Stem Cells Peripheral Stem Cells 2.8 2015-07-13
RBC Red Blood Cells Red Blood Cells 2.8 2015-07-13
WBL Whole Blood Whole Blood 2.8 2015-07-13