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CodeSystem: Special Handling Code (2.4 - 1.0.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/SpecialHandlingV100 Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2025-03-06 Computable Name: SpecialHandlingV100
Other Identifiers: http://hl7.org/oid#urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.234

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Code system of concepts describing how a specimen and/or container needs to be handled from the time of collection through the initiation of testing. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the SPM, SAC, PAC and OM4 segments.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem SpecialHandlingV100

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
version introduced versionIntroduced http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionIntroduced string version when was this code introduced
versionDeprecated versionDeprecated http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#versionDeprecated string version when was this code deprecated
status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code current status of this code
comment comment http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#comment string further comment on this code
usage usage http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#usage string usage notes for this code
modified modified http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#modified dateTime date of last modification

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/SpecialHandlingV100 defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionversion introduced
C37 Critical maintain at 37C (e.g., cryoglobulin specimen Critical maintain at 37C (e.g., cryoglobulin specimen 2.4
CAMB Critical ambient temperature Critical ambient temperature 2.4
CATM Critical do not expose to atmosphere - Do not uncap Critical do not expose to atmosphere - Do not uncap 2.4
CFRZ Critical Frozen Critical Frozen 2.4
CREF Critical refrigerated Critical refrigerated 2.4
PRTL Protect from light Protect from light 2.4