HL7 v2.9 Vocabulary
0.2.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.9 Vocabulary, published by HL7/FO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.2.0 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.v29/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

ValueSet: Observation Sub-Type (2.9 - 1.1.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/ValueSet/hl7VSVS-observationSubtype Version: 1.1.0
Active as of 2026-03-13 Computable Name: Hl7VSVS-observationSubtype
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.21.461, urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/ValueSet/v2-0937

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Value Set of codes specifying an observation sub-type.

References

This value set is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

Logical Definition (CLD)

 

Expansion

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Observation Sub-Type (2.9 - 1.1.0) v1.1.0 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 14 concepts

SystemCodeDisplay (en)InactiveDefinitionstatusJSONXML
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype  AOEAsk at Order EntryAsk at Order Entry
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype  ASCAsk at Specimen CollectionAsk at Specimen Collection
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype  MCSMicro Culture StatusSub-type of RSLT (Result) This term identifies observations that give overall culture outcome, when no specific organism is being named.
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype  MIDMicro Isolate DescriptorSub-type of RSLT (Result) This term identifies any other observations about the isolate.
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype  MIGMicro Isolate Growth QuantitySub-type of RSLT (Result) This term identifies growth levels of an isolate – can be numeric or categorical.
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype  MINMicro Isolate NameSub-type of RSLT (Result) This term identifies observations that name a specific organism either at the species or the genus level.
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype  MIRMicro Isolate RelatedinactiveMicro Isolate Relatedinactive
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype  MIRMMicro Isolate Related ModifierinactiveMicro Isolate Related Modifierinactive
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype  MNIRMicro Non-Isolate RelatedinactiveMicro Non-Isolate Relatedinactive
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype  MODMicro Other DescriptorSub-type of RSLT (Result) This term identifies observations that do not fit the culture status, but is not at the isolate level.
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype  MSSMicro Sample StainSub-type of RSLT (Result) This term identifies observations on gram stains (and other stains or smears) on the clinical sample.
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype  SUPSupplemental ResultSupplemental Result
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype  SURSusceptibility RelatedSusceptibility Related
http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype  UNSPUnspecifiedUnspecified

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code