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5.2.0.296 0371 - Additive/Preservative (2.C.2.296)

Concept Domain Information

Display Name: Additive/Preservative
Description:
Interpretation: Zusätze/Konservierungsmittel

Value Set Information

OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.21.245
Description: Concepts specifying any additive introduced to the specimen before or at the time of collection. These additives may be introduced in order to preserve, maintain or enhance the particular nature or component of the specimen. Used in Version 2 messaging in the SPM segment.
Symbolic Name: additivePreservative

Binding Information

Binding: universal

Table Metadata

Table: 371
Steward: OO

Code System Identification Information

CS-OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.18.229
Description: HL7-defined code system of concepts specifying any additive introduced to the specimen before or at the time of collection. These additives may be introduced in order to preserve, maintain or enhance the particular nature or component of the specimen. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the SPM and SAC segments.
CS Symbolic Name: additivePreservative
case insensitive: Falsch
contains 'unknown': Falsch
contains 'other': Falsch

Code System Version Information

OID Version:
2

Table Values

Value Display Name Interpretation Comment Usage Note Modification Date Active
F10 10% Formalin Tissue preservative Jul 13 2015  
C32 3.2% Citrate Blue top tube Jul 13 2015  
C38 3.8% Citrate Blue top tube Jul 13 2015  
HCL6 6N HCL 24 HR Urine Additive Jul 13 2015  
ACDA ACD Solution A Yellow top tube Jul 13 2015  
ACDB ACD Solution B Yellow top tube Jul 13 2015  
ACET Acetic Acid Urine preservative Jul 13 2015  
AMIES Amies transport medium Protozoa Jul 13 2015  
HEPA Ammonium heparin Green top tube Jul 13 2015  
BACTM Bacterial Transport medium Microbiological culture Jul 13 2015  
BOR Borate Boric Acid 24HR Urine Additive Jul 13 2015  
BOUIN Bouin's solution Tissue Jul 13 2015  
BF10 Buffered 10% formalin Tissue Jul 13 2015  
WEST Buffered Citrate (Westergren Sedimentation Rate) Black top tube Jul 13 2015  
BSKM Buffered skim milk Viral isolation Jul 13 2015  
CARS Carson's Modified 10% formalin Tissue Jul 13 2015  
CARY Cary Blair Medium Stool Cultures Jul 13 2015  
CHLTM Chlamydia transport medium Chlamydia culture Jul 13 2015  
CTAD CTAD (this should be spelled out if not universally understood) Blue top tube Jul 13 2015  
ENT Enteric bacteria transport medium Bacterial culture Jul 13 2015  
ENT+ Enteric plus Stool Cultures Jul 13 2015  
JKM Jones Kendrick Medium Bordetella pertussis Jul 13 2015  
KARN Karnovsky's fixative Tissue Jul 13 2015  
LIA Lithium iodoacetate Gray top tube Jul 13 2015  
HEPL Lithium/Li Heparin Green top tube Jul 13 2015  
M4 M4 Microbiological culture Jul 13 2015  
M4RT M4-RT Microbiological culture Jul 13 2015  
M5 M5 Microbiological culture Jul 13 2015  
MICHTM Michel's transport medium IF tests Jul 13 2015  
MMDTM MMD transport medium Immunofluorescence Jul 13 2015  
HNO3 Nitric Acid Urine Jul 13 2015  
NONE None Red or Pink top tube Jul 13 2015  
PAGE Pages's Saline Acanthaoemba Jul 13 2015  
PHENOL Phenol 24 Hr Urine Additive Jul 13 2015  
KOX Potassium Oxalate Gray top tube Jul 13 2015  
EDTK Potassium/K EDTA Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 Jul 13 2015  
EDTK15 Potassium/K EDTA 15% Purple top tube Jul 13 2015  
EDTK75 Potassium/K EDTA 7.5% Purple top tube Jul 13 2015  
PVA PVA (polyvinylalcohol) O&P Jul 13 2015  
RLM Reagan Lowe Medium Bordetella pertussis cultures Jul 13 2015  
SST Serum Separator Tube (Polymer Gel) 'Tiger' Top tube Jul 13 2015  
SILICA Siliceous earth, 12 mg Gray top tube Jul 13 2015  
NAF Sodium Fluoride Gray top tube Jul 13 2015  
FL100 Sodium Fluoride, 100mg Urine Jul 13 2015  
FL10 Sodium Fluoride, 10mg Urine Jul 13 2015  
NAPS Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride Yellow (Blood Culture) Jul 13 2015  
HEPN Sodium/Na Heparin Green top tube Jul 13 2015  
EDTN Sodium/Na EDTA Dark Blue top tube Jul 13 2015  
SPS SPS(this should be spelled out if not universally understood) Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties Jul 13 2015  
STUTM Stuart transport medium Bacterial culture Jul 13 2015  
THROM Thrombin Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) Jul 13 2015  
FDP Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor (Fibrin Degradation Products) Dark Blue top tube Jul 13 2015  
THYMOL Thymol 24 Hr Urine Additive Jul 13 2015  
THYO Thyoglycollate broth Bacterial Isolation Jul 13 2015  
TOLU Toluene 24 Hr Urine Additive Jul 13 2015  
URETM Ureaplasma transport medium Ureaplasma culture Jul 13 2015  
VIRTM Viral Transport medium Virus cultures Jul 13 2015