HL7 Europe Laboratory Report
0.2.0-ci - ci-build
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HL7 Europe Laboratory Report
0.2.0-ci - ci-build
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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
| Official URL: http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Specimen-obl-eu-lab | Version: 0.2.0-ci | |||
| Standards status: Informative Draft as of 2025-12-01 | Maturity Level: 0 | Computable Name: SpecimenEuObligations | ||
Copyright/Legal: Used by permission of HL7 Europe, all rights reserved Creative Commons License |
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This profile defines obligations for Specimen in FHIR for the purpose of this guide.
Usages:
You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics
Description Differentials, Snapshots, and other representations.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter:   | ||||||||
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  Specimen |
0..* | SpecimenEu | Laboratory Specimen | |||||||||
  implicitRules |
?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ||||||||
 modifierExtension |
?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||||||
| status |
?!Σ | 0..1 | code | available | unavailable | unsatisfactory | entered-in-error Binding: SpecimenStatus (required): Codes providing the status/availability of a specimen. | ||||||||
 type |
OΣ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of material that forms the specimen Binding: Specimen Types (preferred)
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 subject |
OΣ | 0..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Patient: Animal | Group | Device | Substance | Location) | Where the specimen came from. This may be from patient(s), from a location (e.g., the source of an environmental sample), or a sampling of a substance or a device
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| request |
O | 0..* | Reference(ServiceRequest) | Why the specimen was collected.
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 collection |
O | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Collection details
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  Slices for extension |
Content/Rules for all slices | |||||||||||
  extension:bodySite |
O | 0..1 | (Complex) | Target anatomic location or structure URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/bodySite
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   extension |
0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | ||||||||||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/bodySite" | |||||||||
 value[x] |
1..1 | Reference(BodyStructure (EU core)) | Value of extension | |||||||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||||||
 bodySite |
O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Anatomical collection site Binding: SNOMEDCTBodyStructures (preferred)
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 container |
O | 0..* | BackboneElement | Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.)
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| Slices for extension |
Content/Rules for all slices | |||||||||||
 extension:device |
0..1 | Reference() | Device resource for the container URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-Specimen.container.device Constraints: ext-1 | |||||||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||||||
| type |
O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of container directly associated with specimen Binding: Specimen Container (preferred)
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| Name | LabReportRepos | LabReportCreator | LabReportConsumer |
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| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Specimen.status | Base | required | SpecimenStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Specimen.type | Base | preferred | Specimen Types | 📦0.2.0-ci | This IG |
| Specimen.collection.bodySite | Base | preferred | SNOMED CT Body Structures | 📦4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Specimen.container.type | Base | preferred | Specimen Container | 📦0.2.0-ci | This IG |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | Specimen | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
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| dom-3 | error | Specimen | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
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| dom-4 | error | Specimen | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
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| dom-5 | error | Specimen | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
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| dom-6 | best practice | Specimen | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
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| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||||||
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| Specimen |
0..* | SpecimenEu | Laboratory Specimen | |||||||||
| id |
Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | ||||||||
| meta |
Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | ||||||||
| implicitRules |
?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ||||||||
| language |
0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
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| text |
0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||||||
| contained |
0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||||||
| modifierExtension |
?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||||||
| identifier |
Σ | 0..* | Identifier | External Identifier | ||||||||
| accessionIdentifier |
Σ | 0..1 | Identifier | Identifier assigned by the lab | ||||||||
| status |
?!Σ | 0..1 | code | available | unavailable | unsatisfactory | entered-in-error Binding: SpecimenStatus (required): Codes providing the status/availability of a specimen. | ||||||||
| type |
OΣ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of material that forms the specimen Binding: Specimen Types (preferred)
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| subject |
OΣ | 0..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Patient: Animal | Group | Device | Substance | Location) | Where the specimen came from. This may be from patient(s), from a location (e.g., the source of an environmental sample), or a sampling of a substance or a device
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| receivedTime |
Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | The time when specimen was received for processing | ||||||||
| parent |
0..* | Reference(Specimen: Laboratory) | Specimen from which this specimen originated | |||||||||
| request |
O | 0..* | Reference(ServiceRequest) | Why the specimen was collected.
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| collection |
O | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Collection details
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| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||
| Slices for extension |
0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||||||
| extension:bodySite |
O | 0..1 | (Complex) | Target anatomic location or structure URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/bodySite
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| id |
0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||
| extension |
0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | ||||||||||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/bodySite" | |||||||||
| value[x] |
1..1 | Reference(BodyStructure (EU core)) | Value of extension | |||||||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||||||
| collector |
Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole) | Who collected the specimen | ||||||||
 collected[x] |
Σ | 0..1 | Collection time | |||||||||
| collectedDateTime |
dateTime | |||||||||||
| collectedPeriod |
Period | |||||||||||
| duration |
Σ | 0..1 | Duration | How long it took to collect specimen | ||||||||
| quantity |
0..1 | SimpleQuantity(4.0.1) | The quantity of specimen collected | |||||||||
| method |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Technique used to perform collection Binding: FHIRSpecimenCollectionMethod (example): The technique that is used to perform the procedure. | |||||||||
| bodySite |
O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Anatomical collection site Binding: SNOMEDCTBodyStructures (preferred)
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| fastingStatus[x] |
Σ | 0..1 | Whether or how long patient abstained from food and/or drink Binding: hl7VS-relevantClincialInformation (extensible): Codes describing the fasting status of the patient. | |||||||||
| fastingStatusCodeableConcept |
CodeableConcept | |||||||||||
| fastingStatusDuration |
Duration | |||||||||||
| processing |
0..* | BackboneElement | Processing and processing step details | |||||||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||||||
| description |
0..1 | string | Textual description of procedure | |||||||||
| procedure |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Indicates the treatment step applied to the specimen Binding: SpecimenProcessingProcedure (example): Type indicating the technique used to process the specimen. | |||||||||
| additive |
O | 0..* | Reference(Substance | Substance: Specimen Additive Substance) | Material used in the processing step
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| time[x] |
0..1 | Date and time of specimen processing | ||||||||||
| timeDateTime |
dateTime | |||||||||||
| timePeriod |
Period | |||||||||||
| container |
O | 0..* | BackboneElement | Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.)
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| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||
| Slices for extension |
0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||||||
| extension:device |
0..1 | Reference() | Device resource for the container URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-Specimen.container.device Constraints: ext-1 | |||||||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||||||
| identifier |
Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Id for the container | ||||||||
| description |
0..1 | string | Textual description of the container | |||||||||
| type |
O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of container directly associated with specimen Binding: Specimen Container (preferred)
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| capacity |
0..1 | SimpleQuantity(4.0.1) | Container volume or size | |||||||||
| specimenQuantity |
0..1 | SimpleQuantity(4.0.1) | Quantity of specimen within container | |||||||||
| condition |
Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | State of the specimen Binding: hl7VS-specimenCondition (extensible): Codes describing the state of the specimen. | ||||||||
| note |
0..* | Annotation | Comments | |||||||||
| Documentation for this format | ||||||||||||
| Name | LabReportRepos | LabReportCreator | LabReportConsumer |
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| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Specimen.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Specimen.status | Base | required | SpecimenStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Specimen.type | Base | preferred | Specimen Types | 📦0.2.0-ci | This IG |
| Specimen.collection.method | Base | example | FHIR Specimen Collection Method | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Specimen.collection.bodySite | Base | preferred | SNOMED CT Body Structures | 📦4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Specimen.collection.fastingStatus[x] | Base | extensible | hl7VS-relevantClincialInformation | 📦2.0.0 | THO v7.0 |
| Specimen.processing.procedure | Base | example | Specimen processing procedure | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Specimen.container.type | Base | preferred | Specimen Container | 📦0.2.0-ci | This IG |
| Specimen.condition | Base | extensible | hl7VS-specimenCondition | 📦2.0.0 | THO v7.0 |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | Specimen | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
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| dom-3 | error | Specimen | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
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| dom-4 | error | Specimen | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
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| dom-5 | error | Specimen | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
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| dom-6 | best practice | Specimen | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
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| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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| Name | LabReportRepos | LabReportCreator | LabReportConsumer |
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Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||||||
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| Specimen |
0..* | SpecimenEu | Laboratory Specimen | |||||||||
| implicitRules |
?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ||||||||
| modifierExtension |
?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||||||
| status |
?!Σ | 0..1 | code | available | unavailable | unsatisfactory | entered-in-error Binding: SpecimenStatus (required): Codes providing the status/availability of a specimen. | ||||||||
| type |
OΣ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of material that forms the specimen Binding: Specimen Types (preferred)
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| subject |
OΣ | 0..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Patient: Animal | Group | Device | Substance | Location) | Where the specimen came from. This may be from patient(s), from a location (e.g., the source of an environmental sample), or a sampling of a substance or a device
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| request |
O | 0..* | Reference(ServiceRequest) | Why the specimen was collected.
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| collection |
O | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Collection details
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| Slices for extension |
Content/Rules for all slices | |||||||||||
| extension:bodySite |
O | 0..1 | (Complex) | Target anatomic location or structure URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/bodySite
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| extension |
0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | ||||||||||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/bodySite" | |||||||||
| value[x] |
1..1 | Reference(BodyStructure (EU core)) | Value of extension | |||||||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||||||
| bodySite |
O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Anatomical collection site Binding: SNOMEDCTBodyStructures (preferred)
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| container |
O | 0..* | BackboneElement | Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.)
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| Slices for extension |
Content/Rules for all slices | |||||||||||
| extension:device |
0..1 | Reference() | Device resource for the container URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-Specimen.container.device Constraints: ext-1 | |||||||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||||||
| type |
O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of container directly associated with specimen Binding: Specimen Container (preferred)
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| Name | LabReportRepos | LabReportCreator | LabReportConsumer |
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| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Specimen.status | Base | required | SpecimenStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Specimen.type | Base | preferred | Specimen Types | 📦0.2.0-ci | This IG |
| Specimen.collection.bodySite | Base | preferred | SNOMED CT Body Structures | 📦4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Specimen.container.type | Base | preferred | Specimen Container | 📦0.2.0-ci | This IG |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | Specimen | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
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| dom-3 | error | Specimen | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
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| dom-4 | error | Specimen | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
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| dom-5 | error | Specimen | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
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| dom-6 | best practice | Specimen | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
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| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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Differential View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||||||
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| Specimen |
0..* | SpecimenEu | Laboratory Specimen | |||||||||
| type |
O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of material that forms the specimen
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| subject |
O | 0..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Patient: Animal | Group | Device | Substance | Location) | Where the specimen came from. This may be from patient(s), from a location (e.g., the source of an environmental sample), or a sampling of a substance or a device
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| request |
O | 0..* | Reference(ServiceRequest) | Why the specimen was collected.
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| collection |
O | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Collection details
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| Slices for extension |
Content/Rules for all slices | |||||||||||
| extension:bodySite |
O | 0..1 | BodyStructureReference(5.2.0) | Target anatomic location or structure
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| bodySite |
O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Anatomical collection site
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| processing |
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| additive |
O | 0..* | Reference(Substance | Substance: Specimen Additive Substance) | Material used in the processing step
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| container |
O | 0..* | BackboneElement | Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.)
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| type |
O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of container directly associated with specimen
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| Documentation for this format | ||||||||||||
| Name | LabReportRepos | LabReportCreator | LabReportConsumer |
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Snapshot ViewView
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||||||
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| Specimen |
0..* | SpecimenEu | Laboratory Specimen | |||||||||
| id |
Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | ||||||||
| meta |
Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | ||||||||
| implicitRules |
?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ||||||||
| language |
0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
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| text |
0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||||||
| contained |
0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||||||
| modifierExtension |
?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||||||
| identifier |
Σ | 0..* | Identifier | External Identifier | ||||||||
| accessionIdentifier |
Σ | 0..1 | Identifier | Identifier assigned by the lab | ||||||||
| status |
?!Σ | 0..1 | code | available | unavailable | unsatisfactory | entered-in-error Binding: SpecimenStatus (required): Codes providing the status/availability of a specimen. | ||||||||
| type |
OΣ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of material that forms the specimen Binding: Specimen Types (preferred)
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| subject |
OΣ | 0..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Patient: Animal | Group | Device | Substance | Location) | Where the specimen came from. This may be from patient(s), from a location (e.g., the source of an environmental sample), or a sampling of a substance or a device
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| receivedTime |
Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | The time when specimen was received for processing | ||||||||
| parent |
0..* | Reference(Specimen: Laboratory) | Specimen from which this specimen originated | |||||||||
| request |
O | 0..* | Reference(ServiceRequest) | Why the specimen was collected.
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| collection |
O | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Collection details
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| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||
| Slices for extension |
0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||||||
| extension:bodySite |
O | 0..1 | (Complex) | Target anatomic location or structure URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/bodySite
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| id |
0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||
| extension |
0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | ||||||||||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/bodySite" | |||||||||
| value[x] |
1..1 | Reference(BodyStructure (EU core)) | Value of extension | |||||||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||||||
| collector |
Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole) | Who collected the specimen | ||||||||
| collected[x] |
Σ | 0..1 | Collection time | |||||||||
| collectedDateTime |
dateTime | |||||||||||
| collectedPeriod |
Period | |||||||||||
| duration |
Σ | 0..1 | Duration | How long it took to collect specimen | ||||||||
| quantity |
0..1 | SimpleQuantity(4.0.1) | The quantity of specimen collected | |||||||||
| method |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Technique used to perform collection Binding: FHIRSpecimenCollectionMethod (example): The technique that is used to perform the procedure. | |||||||||
| bodySite |
O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Anatomical collection site Binding: SNOMEDCTBodyStructures (preferred)
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| fastingStatus[x] |
Σ | 0..1 | Whether or how long patient abstained from food and/or drink Binding: hl7VS-relevantClincialInformation (extensible): Codes describing the fasting status of the patient. | |||||||||
| fastingStatusCodeableConcept |
CodeableConcept | |||||||||||
| fastingStatusDuration |
Duration | |||||||||||
| processing |
0..* | BackboneElement | Processing and processing step details | |||||||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||||||
| description |
0..1 | string | Textual description of procedure | |||||||||
| procedure |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Indicates the treatment step applied to the specimen Binding: SpecimenProcessingProcedure (example): Type indicating the technique used to process the specimen. | |||||||||
| additive |
O | 0..* | Reference(Substance | Substance: Specimen Additive Substance) | Material used in the processing step
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| time[x] |
0..1 | Date and time of specimen processing | ||||||||||
| timeDateTime |
dateTime | |||||||||||
| timePeriod |
Period | |||||||||||
| container |
O | 0..* | BackboneElement | Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.)
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| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||
| Slices for extension |
0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||||||
| extension:device |
0..1 | Reference() | Device resource for the container URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-Specimen.container.device Constraints: ext-1 | |||||||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||||||
| identifier |
Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Id for the container | ||||||||
| description |
0..1 | string | Textual description of the container | |||||||||
| type |
O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of container directly associated with specimen Binding: Specimen Container (preferred)
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| capacity |
0..1 | SimpleQuantity(4.0.1) | Container volume or size | |||||||||
| specimenQuantity |
0..1 | SimpleQuantity(4.0.1) | Quantity of specimen within container | |||||||||
| condition |
Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | State of the specimen Binding: hl7VS-specimenCondition (extensible): Codes describing the state of the specimen. | ||||||||
| note |
0..* | Annotation | Comments | |||||||||
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| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Specimen.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Specimen.status | Base | required | SpecimenStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Specimen.type | Base | preferred | Specimen Types | 📦0.2.0-ci | This IG |
| Specimen.collection.method | Base | example | FHIR Specimen Collection Method | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Specimen.collection.bodySite | Base | preferred | SNOMED CT Body Structures | 📦4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Specimen.collection.fastingStatus[x] | Base | extensible | hl7VS-relevantClincialInformation | 📦2.0.0 | THO v7.0 |
| Specimen.processing.procedure | Base | example | Specimen processing procedure | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Specimen.container.type | Base | preferred | Specimen Container | 📦0.2.0-ci | This IG |
| Specimen.condition | Base | extensible | hl7VS-specimenCondition | 📦2.0.0 | THO v7.0 |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | Specimen | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
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| dom-3 | error | Specimen | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
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| dom-4 | error | Specimen | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
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| dom-5 | error | Specimen | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
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| dom-6 | best practice | Specimen | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
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| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron
IG © 2023+ HL7 Europe.
Package hl7.fhir.eu.laboratory#0.2.0-ci based on FHIR 4.0.1.
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2025-12-01
