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CodeSystem: Specimen Source Codes (2.1 - 1.0.0) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/specimenSourceCodesV100 Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2025-08-05 Computable Name: SpecimenSourceCodesV100
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.28

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HL7-defined code system of concepts which specify sources for speciments for clinical testing. These concepts are used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the OBR segment prior to version 2.7, and was replaced by the concepts in code system 2.16.840.1.133883.18.311 specimenType and code system 2.16.840.1.133883.18.312 specimenCollectionMethod as of version 2.5 and thereafter.

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

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
version deprecated 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 A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired
comment, to suppress IG-publisher warning, to be replaced with standard later comment http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#comment string A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept
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
replacedBy replacedBy http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/Property#replacedBy code replacedBy

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/v2plusvocab/CodeSystem/specimenSourceCodesV100 defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionversion introducedDeutsch (German, de)
BLD Blood Blood 2.1 Blut
BON Bone Bone 2.1 Knochen
BRN Burn Burn 2.1 Brandwunde
CNJT Conjunctiva Conjunctiva 2.1 Konjunktiven
CSF Cerebral spinal fluid Cerebral spinal fluid 2.1 Gehirn-/Rückenmarkflüssigkeit
CVX Cervix Cervix 2.1 Zervix
EAR Ear Ear 2.1 Ohr
FIB Fibroblood Fibroblood 2.1 Bindegewebsblut
HAR Hair Hair 2.1 Haar
MN Amniotic Fluid Amniotic Fluid 2.1 Fruchtwasser
NOS Nose Nose 2.1 Nasenabstrich
OTH Other Other 2.1 Diverse
PLAS Plasma Plasma 2.1 Plasma
PRT Peritoneal Fluid Peritoneal Fluid 2.1 Flüssigkeit d. Pritoneums
RBC Erythrocytes Erythrocytes 2.1 Erythrozyten
SAL Saliva Saliva 2.1 Speichel
SEM Seminal Fluid Seminal fluid 2.1 Sperma
SER Serum Serum 2.1 Serum
SKN Skin Skin 2.1 Haut
SNV Synovial Fluid Synovial Fluid 2.1 Gelenkflüssigeit
STL Stool Stool 2.1 Stuhl
SWT Sweat Sweat 2.1 Schweiß
THRT Throat Throat 2.1 Rachanbstrich
TIS Tissue Tissue 2.1 Gewebe
UMB Umbilical Blood Umbilical Blood 2.1 Nabelblut
UR Urine Urine 2.1 Urin
URTH Urethra Urethra 2.1 Urethra
WBC Leukocytes Leukocytes 2.1 Leukozyten
WND Wound Wound 2.1 Wundabstrich