HL7 v2.9.1 Vocabulary
0.2.0 - ci-build

HL7 v2.9.1 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.v291/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## : Specimen Type (2.9.1 - 1.2.1) - XML Representation

Active as of 2026-03-13

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    <ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
      <id value="hl7VSspecimenType"/>
      <text>
        <status value="generated"/>
        <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: ValueSet hl7VSspecimenType</b></p><a name="hl7VSspecimenType"> </a><a name="hchl7VSspecimenType"> </a><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <a href="CodeSystem-specimenType.html"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/specimenType</code></a><span title="Version is explicitly stated to be 1.2.1"> version &#x1F4CD;1.2.1</span></li></ul></div>
      </text>
      <url
           value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/ValueSet/hl7VSspecimenType"/>
      <identifier>
        <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
        <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.21.327"/>
      </identifier>
      <identifier>
        <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
        <value value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/ValueSet/v2-0487"/>
      </identifier>
      <version value="1.2.1"/>
      <name value="Hl7VSspecimenType"/>
      <title value="Specimen Type (2.9.1 - 1.2.1)"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <experimental value="true"/>
      <date value="2026-03-13T11:04:57+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="Concepts that describe the precise nature of an entity that may be used as the source material for an observation.  This is one of two code systems that are used instead of table 0070 (code system xxxx) which conflated specimen types and specimen collection methods.   Used in Version 2 messaging in the SPM segment."/>
      <copyright value="HL7 Inc., 2026"/>
      <compose>
        <include>
          <system
                  value="http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/specimenType"/>
          <version value="1.2.1"/>
        </include>
      </compose>
    </ValueSet>