HL7 Europe Laboratory Report
0.2.0-ci - ci-build 150

HL7 Europe Laboratory Report, published by HL7 Europe. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.2.0-ci built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/hl7-eu/laboratory/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

ValueSet: Specimen Container

Official URL: http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/ValueSet/lab-specimenContainer-eu-lab Version: 0.2.0-ci
Standards status: Trial-use Draft as of 2025-12-01 Maturity Level: 2 Computable Name: LabSpecimenContainerEu

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List of the containers commonly used to collect specimens (e.g. urine, blood,..).

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Logical Definition (CLD)

  • Include these codes as defined in http://snomed.info/sct version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)
    CodeDisplay
    702290003Cervical cytology microscopy slide
    706057008Cytology specimen container
    706052002Evacuated blood collection tube
    702292006Evacuated blood collection tube, K3EDTA/sodium fluoride
    767387006Evacuated blood collection tube with citrate and theophylline and adenosine and dipyramidole
    767384004Evacuated blood collection tube with clot activator
    767390000Evacuated blood collection tube with heparin lithium and gel separator
    767382000Evacuated blood collection tube with heparin sodium
    767660003Evacuated blood collection tube with sodium fluoride
    767389009Evacuated blood collection tube with tripotassium and ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid and aprotinin
    702279008Evacuated blood collection tube, gel separator
    702293001Evacuated blood collection tube, K2EDTA/aprotinin
    702278000Evacuated blood collection tube, no additive/metal-free
    702280006Evacuated blood collection tube, RNA stabiliser
    702281005Evacuated blood collection tube, thrombin/clot activator/gel separator
    702310001Evacuated saliva specimen container, sodium azide
    706056004Evacuated urine specimen container
    702302002Evacuated urine specimen container, boric acid (H3BO3)
    702288004Evacuated urine specimen container, boric acid (H3BO3)/sodium formate
    702289007Evacuated urine specimen container, ethyl paraben/sodium propionate/chlorhexidine
    702303007Evacuated urine specimen container, multiple preservative
    702308003Evacuated urine specimen container, no additive
    706047007Fecal specimen container
    706053007General specimen container
    702268003General specimen container, no additive, non-sterile
    702269006General specimen container, no additive, sterile
    874799005Microbial cryotube
    706050005Microcapillary blood collection tube
    702275002Microcapillary blood collection tube, ammonium heparin
    702276001Microcapillary blood collection tube, K2EDTA
    702277005Microcapillary blood collection tube, no additive
    702304001Microcapillary blood transfer tube, clot activator
    702306004Microcapillary blood transfer tube, EDTA
    702307008Microcapillary blood transfer tube, heparin
    702305000Microcapillary sodium fluoride blood transfer tube
    702224000Midstream urine specimen container
    706051009Non-evacuated blood collection tube
    702283008Non-evacuated blood collection tube with gel separator
    702297000Non-evacuated blood collection tube, clot activator
    702295008Non-evacuated blood collection tube, clot activator/gel separator
    702282003Non-evacuated blood collection tube, EDTA
    702299002Non-evacuated blood collection tube, K2EDTA
    702298005Non-evacuated blood collection tube, K3EDTA
    702284002Non-evacuated blood collection tube, lithium heparin
    702300005Non-evacuated blood collection tube, lithium heparin/gel separator, non-sterile
    702285001Non-evacuated blood collection tube, lithium heparin/gel separator, sterile
    702286000Non-evacuated blood collection tube, NaEDTA/sodium fluoride
    702256007Non-evacuated blood collection tube, no additive
    702287009Non-evacuated blood collection tube, potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride
    702296009Non-evacuated blood collection tube, sodium citrate
    702264001Non-sterile urine specimen container
    702309006Saliva specimen container, no additive
    706058003Secretory specimen container
    706046003Specimen receptacle
    702223006Sputum specimen container
    702244006Sterile urine specimen container
    702232008Sweat specimen container
    702294007Syringe-blood collection tube transfer
    706054001Urine specimen container
    767385003Aerobic blood culture bottle
    767383005Anaerobic blood culture bottle

 

Expansion

Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on SNOMED CT International edition 01-Feb 2025

This value set contains 61 concepts

SystemCodeDisplay (en)JSONXML
http://snomed.info/sct  702290003Cervical cytology microscopy slide
http://snomed.info/sct  706057008Cytology specimen container
http://snomed.info/sct  706052002Evacuated blood collection tube
http://snomed.info/sct  702292006Evacuated blood collection tube , K3EDTA/sodium fluoride
http://snomed.info/sct  767387006Evacuated blood collection tube with citrate and theophylline and adenosine and dipyramidole (physical object)
http://snomed.info/sct  767384004Evacuated blood collection tube with clot activator (physical object)
http://snomed.info/sct  767390000Evacuated blood collection tube with heparin lithium and gel separator (physical object)
http://snomed.info/sct  767382000Evacuated blood collection tube with heparin sodium
http://snomed.info/sct  767660003Evacuated blood collection tube with sodium fluoride
http://snomed.info/sct  767389009Evacuated blood collection tube with tripotassium and ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid and aprotinin (physical object)
http://snomed.info/sct  702279008Evacuated blood collection tube, gel separator
http://snomed.info/sct  702293001Evacuated blood collection tube, K2EDTA/aprotinin
http://snomed.info/sct  702278000Evacuated blood collection tube, no additive/metal-free
http://snomed.info/sct  702280006Evacuated blood collection tube, RNA stabiliser
http://snomed.info/sct  702281005Evacuated blood collection tube, thrombin/clot activator/gel separator
http://snomed.info/sct  702310001Evacuated saliva specimen container IVD, sodium azide
http://snomed.info/sct  706056004Evacuated urine specimen container
http://snomed.info/sct  702302002Evacuated urine specimen container, boric acid (H3BO3)
http://snomed.info/sct  702288004Evacuated urine specimen container, boric acid (H3BO3)/sodium formate
http://snomed.info/sct  702289007Evacuated urine specimen container, ethyl paraben/sodium propionate/chlorhexidine (physical object)
http://snomed.info/sct  702303007Evacuated urine specimen container, multiple preservative
http://snomed.info/sct  702308003Evacuated urine specimen container IVD, no additive
http://snomed.info/sct  706047007Faecal specimen container
http://snomed.info/sct  706053007General specimen container
http://snomed.info/sct  702268003General specimen container, no additive, non-sterile
http://snomed.info/sct  702269006General specimen container, no additive, sterile
http://snomed.info/sct  874799005Microbial cryotube (physical object)
http://snomed.info/sct  706050005Microcapillary blood collection tube
http://snomed.info/sct  702275002Microcapillary blood collection tube, ammonium heparin
http://snomed.info/sct  702276001Microcapillary blood collection tube, K2EDTA
http://snomed.info/sct  702277005Microcapillary blood collection tube, no additive
http://snomed.info/sct  702304001Microcapillary blood transfer tube, clot activator
http://snomed.info/sct  702306004Microcapillary blood transfer tube, EDTA
http://snomed.info/sct  702307008Microcapillary blood transfer tube IVD, heparin
http://snomed.info/sct  702305000Microcapillary sodium fluoride blood transfer tube (physical object)
http://snomed.info/sct  702224000Midstream urine specimen container
http://snomed.info/sct  706051009Non-evacuated blood collection tube
http://snomed.info/sct  702283008Non-evacuated blood collection tube with gel separator (physical object)
http://snomed.info/sct  702297000Non-evacuated blood collection tube, clot activator
http://snomed.info/sct  702295008Non-evacuated blood collection tube, clot activator/gel separator
http://snomed.info/sct  702282003Non-evacuated blood collection tube, EDTA
http://snomed.info/sct  702299002Non-evacuated blood collection tube, K2EDTA
http://snomed.info/sct  702298005Non-evacuated blood collection tube, K3EDTA
http://snomed.info/sct  702284002Non-evacuated blood collection tube, lithium heparin
http://snomed.info/sct  702300005Non-evacuated blood collection tube, lithium heparin/gel separator, non-sterile
http://snomed.info/sct  702285001Non-evacuated blood collection tube, lithium heparin/gel separator, sterile
http://snomed.info/sct  702286000Non-evacuated blood collection tube, NaEDTA/sodium fluoride
http://snomed.info/sct  702256007Non-evacuated blood collection tube, no additive
http://snomed.info/sct  702287009Non-evacuated blood collection tube, potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride
http://snomed.info/sct  702296009Non-evacuated blood collection tube, sodium citrate
http://snomed.info/sct  702264001Non-sterile urine specimen container IVD
http://snomed.info/sct  702309006Saliva specimen container IVD, no additive
http://snomed.info/sct  706058003Secretory specimen container
http://snomed.info/sct  706046003Specimen receptacle
http://snomed.info/sct  702223006Sputum specimen container
http://snomed.info/sct  702244006Sterile urine specimen container
http://snomed.info/sct  702232008Sweat specimen container IVD
http://snomed.info/sct  702294007Syringe-blood collection tube transfer
http://snomed.info/sct  706054001Urine specimen container
http://snomed.info/sct  767385003Aerobic blood culture bottle
http://snomed.info/sct  767383005Anaerobic blood culture bottle (physical object)

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