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)

- Include all codes defined in `http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype` version 📍1.1.0

### 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

System | Code | Display (en) | Inactive | Definition | status | JSON | XML
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype` | AOE | Ask at Order Entry |  | Ask at Order Entry |  |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype` | ASC | Ask at Specimen Collection |  | Ask at Specimen Collection |  |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype` | MCS | Micro Culture Status |  | Sub-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` | MID | Micro Isolate Descriptor |  | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) This term identifies any other observations about the isolate. |  |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype` | MIG | Micro Isolate Growth Quantity |  | Sub-type of RSLT (Result) This term identifies growth levels of an isolate – can be numeric or categorical. |  |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype` | MIN | Micro Isolate Name |  | Sub-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` | MIR | Micro Isolate Related | inactive | Micro Isolate Related | inactive |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype` | MIRM | Micro Isolate Related Modifier | inactive | Micro Isolate Related Modifier | inactive |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype` | MNIR | Micro Non-Isolate Related | inactive | Micro Non-Isolate Related | inactive |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype` | MOD | Micro Other Descriptor |  | Sub-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` | MSS | Micro Sample Stain |  | Sub-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` | SUP | Supplemental Result |  | Supplemental Result |  |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype` | SUR | Susceptibility Related |  | Susceptibility Related |  |  |
`http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/observationSubtype` | UNSP | Unspecified |  | Unspecified |  |  |

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