CH LAB-Order (R4), published by HL7 Switzerland. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 3.0.0-ci-build built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/hl7ch/ch-lab-order/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

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: Specimen Container Temperature - JSON Representation

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{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "ch-lab-cs-specimen-container-temperature",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem ch-lab-cs-specimen-container-temperature</b></p><a name=\"ch-lab-cs-specimen-container-temperature\"> </a><a name=\"hcch-lab-cs-specimen-container-temperature\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-lab-order/CodeSystem/ch-lab-cs-specimen-container-temperature</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">frozen<a name=\"ch-lab-cs-specimen-container-temperature-frozen\"> </a></td><td>Frozen</td><td>Specimen must be kept frozen until processing.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">refrigerated<a name=\"ch-lab-cs-specimen-container-temperature-refrigerated\"> </a></td><td>Refrigerated</td><td>Specimen must be stored between +2°C and +8°C.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">ambient<a name=\"ch-lab-cs-specimen-container-temperature-ambient\"> </a></td><td>Ambient</td><td>Specimen can be transported or stored at room temperature.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">room<a name=\"ch-lab-cs-specimen-container-temperature-room\"> </a></td><td>Room temperature</td><td>Specimen must be kept at typical room temperature (20-25°C).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">bodytemp<a name=\"ch-lab-cs-specimen-container-temperature-bodytemp\"> </a></td><td>Body temperature</td><td>Specimen must be kept at or near body temperature (~37°C).</td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "url" : "http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-lab-order/CodeSystem/ch-lab-cs-specimen-container-temperature",
  "version" : "3.0.0-ci-build",
  "name" : "ChLabCsSpecimenContainerTemperature",
  "title" : "Specimen Container Temperature",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2025-10-19T14:19:54+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 Switzerland",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "HL7 Switzerland",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "https://www.hl7.ch"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name" : "Marcel Hanselmann",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "email",
          "value" : "laborprojektgruppe@gmail.com",
          "use" : "work"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "Temperature conditions for laboratory specimen containers.",
  "jurisdiction" : [
    {
      "coding" : [
        {
          "system" : "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
          "code" : "CH"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "copyright" : "CC0-1.0",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "content" : "complete",
  "count" : 5,
  "concept" : [
    {
      "code" : "frozen",
      "display" : "Frozen",
      "definition" : "Specimen must be kept frozen until processing."
    },
    {
      "code" : "refrigerated",
      "display" : "Refrigerated",
      "definition" : "Specimen must be stored between +2°C and +8°C."
    },
    {
      "code" : "ambient",
      "display" : "Ambient",
      "definition" : "Specimen can be transported or stored at room temperature."
    },
    {
      "code" : "room",
      "display" : "Room temperature",
      "definition" : "Specimen must be kept at typical room temperature (20-25°C)."
    },
    {
      "code" : "bodytemp",
      "display" : "Body temperature",
      "definition" : "Specimen must be kept at or near body temperature (~37°C)."
    }
  ]
}