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| Draft as of 2025-08-06 | Computable Name: Report_EuSpecimen | |||
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| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Specimen | 0..* | SpecimenEu | Laboratory Specimen | |||||
|    implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ||||
|    contained | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||
|    modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||
|    identifier | OΣ | 0..* | Identifier | External Identifier 
 | ||||
|    accessionIdentifier | OΣ | 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: hl7VS-specimenType (example): The type of the specimen. 
 | ||||
|    subject | OΣ | 0..1 | Reference(Patient (EU base) | Group | Device | Substance | Location (EU base)) | 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, a biologically-derived product, or a device 
 | ||||
|    receivedTime | OΣ | 0..1 | dateTime | The time when specimen is received by the testing laboratory 
 | ||||
|    container | O | 0..* | BackboneElement | Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.) 
 | ||||
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
|     device | O | 1..1 | Reference(Device) | Device resource for the container 
 | ||||
|     specimenQuantity | O | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | Quantity of specimen within container 
 | ||||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI | 
| Specimen.status | required | SpecimenStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-status|5.0.0From the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.type | example | Hl7VSSpecimenType http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0487 | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| dom-2 | error | Specimen | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty() | |
| 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().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty() | |
| 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() | |
| dom-5 | error | Specimen | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty() | |
| dom-6 | best practice | Specimen | A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists() | |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | |
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() | 
This structure is derived from SpecimenEu
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Specimen | 0..* | SpecimenEu | Laboratory Specimen | |||||
|    identifier | O | 0..* | Identifier | External Identifier 
 | ||||
|    accessionIdentifier | O | 0..1 | Identifier | Identifier assigned by the lab 
 | ||||
|    type | O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of material that forms the specimen 
 | ||||
|    subject | O | 0..1 | Reference(Patient (EU base) | Group | Device | Substance | Location (EU base)) | 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, a biologically-derived product, or a device 
 | ||||
|    receivedTime | O | 0..1 | dateTime | The time when specimen is received by the testing laboratory 
 | ||||
|    collection | ||||||||
|     collected[x] | O | 1..1 | dateTime, Period | Collection time 
 | ||||
|     method | O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Technique used to perform collection 
 | ||||
|     bodySite | O | 0..1 | CodeableReference(EU BodyStructure) | Anatomical collection site 
 | ||||
|    container | O | 0..* | BackboneElement | Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.) 
 | ||||
|     device | O | 1..1 | Reference(Device) | Device resource for the container 
 | ||||
|     specimenQuantity | O | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | Quantity of specimen within container 
 | ||||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|   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: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language 
 | |||||
|    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 | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||
|    identifier | OΣ | 0..* | Identifier | External Identifier 
 | ||||
|    accessionIdentifier | OΣ | 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: hl7VS-specimenType (example): The type of the specimen. 
 | ||||
|    subject | OΣ | 0..1 | Reference(Patient (EU base) | Group | Device | Substance | Location (EU base)) | 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, a biologically-derived product, or a device 
 | ||||
|    receivedTime | OΣ | 0..1 | dateTime | The time when specimen is received by the testing laboratory 
 | ||||
|    parent | 0..* | Reference(Specimen: Laboratory) | Specimen from which this specimen originated | |||||
|    request | 0..* | Reference(ServiceRequest) | Why the specimen was collected | |||||
|    combined | Σ | 0..1 | code | grouped | pooled Binding: SpecimenCombined (required): Codes for the combined status of a specimen. | ||||
|    role | 0..* | CodeableConcept | The role the specimen serves Binding: SpecimenRole (preferred): Codes describing specimen role. | |||||
|    feature | 0..* | BackboneElement | The physical feature of a specimen | |||||
|     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 | ||||
|     type | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Highlighted feature Binding: SNOMEDCTBodyStructures (example): SNOMED CT Body site concepts | |||||
|     description | 1..1 | string | Information about the feature | |||||
|    collection | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Collection 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 | ||||
|     collector | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Patient | RelatedPerson) | Who collected the specimen | ||||
|     collected[x] | OΣ | 1..1 | Collection time 
 | |||||
|      collectedDateTime | dateTime | |||||||
|      collectedPeriod | Period | |||||||
|     duration | Σ | 0..1 | Duration | How long it took to collect specimen | ||||
|     quantity | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | The quantity of specimen collected | |||||
|     method | O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Technique used to perform collection Binding: FHIRSpecimenCollectionMethod (example): The technique that is used to perform the procedure. 
 | ||||
|     device | 0..1 | CodeableReference(Device) | Device used to perform collection Binding Description: (example): The device that was used to obtain the specimen (e.g. a catheter or catheter part used to draw the blood via a central line). | |||||
|     procedure | 0..1 | Reference(Procedure) | The procedure that collects the specimen | |||||
|     bodySite | O | 0..1 | CodeableReference(EU BodyStructure) | Anatomical collection site Binding: SNOMEDCTBodyStructures (example): SNOMED CT Body site concepts 
 | ||||
|     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 | |||||
|     method | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Indicates the treatment step  applied to the specimen Binding: SpecimenProcessingMethod (example): Type indicating the technique used to process the specimen. | |||||
|     additive | 0..* | Reference(Substance) | Material used in the processing step | |||||
|     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.) 
 | ||||
|     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 | ||||
|     device | O | 1..1 | Reference(Device) | Device resource for the container 
 | ||||
|     location | 0..1 | Reference(Location (EU base)) | Where the container is | |||||
|     specimenQuantity | O | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | 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 | ||||||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI | 
| Specimen.language | required | AllLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|5.0.0From the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.status | required | SpecimenStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-status|5.0.0From the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.type | example | Hl7VSSpecimenType http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0487 | |
| Specimen.combined | required | SpecimenCombined http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-combined|5.0.0From the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.role | preferred | SpecimenRole http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-roleFrom the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.feature.type | example | SNOMEDCTBodyStructures http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/body-siteFrom the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.collection.method | example | FHIRSpecimenCollectionMethod http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-collection-methodFrom the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.collection.device | example | ||
| Specimen.collection.bodySite | example | SNOMEDCTBodyStructures http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/body-siteFrom the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.collection.fastingStatus[x] | extensible | Hl7VSRelevantClincialInformation http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0916 | |
| Specimen.processing.method | example | SpecimenProcessingMethod http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-processing-methodFrom the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.condition | extensible | Hl7VSSpecimenCondition http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0493 | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| dom-2 | error | Specimen | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty() | |
| 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().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty() | |
| 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() | |
| dom-5 | error | Specimen | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty() | |
| dom-6 | best practice | Specimen | A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists() | |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | |
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() | 
This structure is derived from SpecimenEu
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Specimen | 0..* | SpecimenEu | Laboratory Specimen | |||||
|    implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ||||
|    contained | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||
|    modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||
|    identifier | OΣ | 0..* | Identifier | External Identifier 
 | ||||
|    accessionIdentifier | OΣ | 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: hl7VS-specimenType (example): The type of the specimen. 
 | ||||
|    subject | OΣ | 0..1 | Reference(Patient (EU base) | Group | Device | Substance | Location (EU base)) | 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, a biologically-derived product, or a device 
 | ||||
|    receivedTime | OΣ | 0..1 | dateTime | The time when specimen is received by the testing laboratory 
 | ||||
|    container | O | 0..* | BackboneElement | Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.) 
 | ||||
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
|     device | O | 1..1 | Reference(Device) | Device resource for the container 
 | ||||
|     specimenQuantity | O | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | Quantity of specimen within container 
 | ||||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI | 
| Specimen.status | required | SpecimenStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-status|5.0.0From the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.type | example | Hl7VSSpecimenType http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0487 | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| dom-2 | error | Specimen | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty() | |
| 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().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty() | |
| 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() | |
| dom-5 | error | Specimen | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty() | |
| dom-6 | best practice | Specimen | A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists() | |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | |
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() | 
Differential View
This structure is derived from SpecimenEu
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Specimen | 0..* | SpecimenEu | Laboratory Specimen | |||||
|    identifier | O | 0..* | Identifier | External Identifier 
 | ||||
|    accessionIdentifier | O | 0..1 | Identifier | Identifier assigned by the lab 
 | ||||
|    type | O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of material that forms the specimen 
 | ||||
|    subject | O | 0..1 | Reference(Patient (EU base) | Group | Device | Substance | Location (EU base)) | 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, a biologically-derived product, or a device 
 | ||||
|    receivedTime | O | 0..1 | dateTime | The time when specimen is received by the testing laboratory 
 | ||||
|    collection | ||||||||
|     collected[x] | O | 1..1 | dateTime, Period | Collection time 
 | ||||
|     method | O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Technique used to perform collection 
 | ||||
|     bodySite | O | 0..1 | CodeableReference(EU BodyStructure) | Anatomical collection site 
 | ||||
|    container | O | 0..* | BackboneElement | Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.) 
 | ||||
|     device | O | 1..1 | Reference(Device) | Device resource for the container 
 | ||||
|     specimenQuantity | O | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | Quantity of specimen within container 
 | ||||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|   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: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language 
 | |||||
|    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 | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||
|    identifier | OΣ | 0..* | Identifier | External Identifier 
 | ||||
|    accessionIdentifier | OΣ | 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: hl7VS-specimenType (example): The type of the specimen. 
 | ||||
|    subject | OΣ | 0..1 | Reference(Patient (EU base) | Group | Device | Substance | Location (EU base)) | 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, a biologically-derived product, or a device 
 | ||||
|    receivedTime | OΣ | 0..1 | dateTime | The time when specimen is received by the testing laboratory 
 | ||||
|    parent | 0..* | Reference(Specimen: Laboratory) | Specimen from which this specimen originated | |||||
|    request | 0..* | Reference(ServiceRequest) | Why the specimen was collected | |||||
|    combined | Σ | 0..1 | code | grouped | pooled Binding: SpecimenCombined (required): Codes for the combined status of a specimen. | ||||
|    role | 0..* | CodeableConcept | The role the specimen serves Binding: SpecimenRole (preferred): Codes describing specimen role. | |||||
|    feature | 0..* | BackboneElement | The physical feature of a specimen | |||||
|     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 | ||||
|     type | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Highlighted feature Binding: SNOMEDCTBodyStructures (example): SNOMED CT Body site concepts | |||||
|     description | 1..1 | string | Information about the feature | |||||
|    collection | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Collection 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 | ||||
|     collector | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Patient | RelatedPerson) | Who collected the specimen | ||||
|     collected[x] | OΣ | 1..1 | Collection time 
 | |||||
|      collectedDateTime | dateTime | |||||||
|      collectedPeriod | Period | |||||||
|     duration | Σ | 0..1 | Duration | How long it took to collect specimen | ||||
|     quantity | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | The quantity of specimen collected | |||||
|     method | O | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Technique used to perform collection Binding: FHIRSpecimenCollectionMethod (example): The technique that is used to perform the procedure. 
 | ||||
|     device | 0..1 | CodeableReference(Device) | Device used to perform collection Binding Description: (example): The device that was used to obtain the specimen (e.g. a catheter or catheter part used to draw the blood via a central line). | |||||
|     procedure | 0..1 | Reference(Procedure) | The procedure that collects the specimen | |||||
|     bodySite | O | 0..1 | CodeableReference(EU BodyStructure) | Anatomical collection site Binding: SNOMEDCTBodyStructures (example): SNOMED CT Body site concepts 
 | ||||
|     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 | |||||
|     method | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Indicates the treatment step  applied to the specimen Binding: SpecimenProcessingMethod (example): Type indicating the technique used to process the specimen. | |||||
|     additive | 0..* | Reference(Substance) | Material used in the processing step | |||||
|     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.) 
 | ||||
|     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 | ||||
|     device | O | 1..1 | Reference(Device) | Device resource for the container 
 | ||||
|     location | 0..1 | Reference(Location (EU base)) | Where the container is | |||||
|     specimenQuantity | O | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | 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 | ||||||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI | 
| Specimen.language | required | AllLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages|5.0.0From the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.status | required | SpecimenStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-status|5.0.0From the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.type | example | Hl7VSSpecimenType http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0487 | |
| Specimen.combined | required | SpecimenCombined http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-combined|5.0.0From the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.role | preferred | SpecimenRole http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-roleFrom the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.feature.type | example | SNOMEDCTBodyStructures http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/body-siteFrom the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.collection.method | example | FHIRSpecimenCollectionMethod http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-collection-methodFrom the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.collection.device | example | ||
| Specimen.collection.bodySite | example | SNOMEDCTBodyStructures http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/body-siteFrom the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.collection.fastingStatus[x] | extensible | Hl7VSRelevantClincialInformation http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0916 | |
| Specimen.processing.method | example | SpecimenProcessingMethod http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-processing-methodFrom the FHIR Standard | |
| Specimen.condition | extensible | Hl7VSSpecimenCondition http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0493 | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| dom-2 | error | Specimen | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty() | |
| 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().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty() | |
| 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() | |
| dom-5 | error | Specimen | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty() | |
| dom-6 | best practice | Specimen | A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists() | |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | |
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() | 
This structure is derived from SpecimenEu
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