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1.23.3.1.488 HL7 Version 2 Table http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0488 
This is a table defined as part of HL7 v2.
Formal value Set definition (identifier http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/vs/0488): XML or JSON
Specimen Collection Method
| Code | Description | Version |
| ANP | Plates, Anaerobic | added v2.5 |
| BAP | Plates, Blood Agar | added v2.5 |
| BCAE | Blood Culture, Aerobic Bottle | added v2.5 |
| BCAN | Blood Culture, Anaerobic Bottle | added v2.5 |
| BCPD | Blood Culture, Pediatric Bottle | added v2.5 |
| BIO | Biopsy | added v2.5 |
| CAP | Capillary Specimen | added v2.5 |
| CATH | Catheterized | added v2.5 |
| CVP | Line, CVP | added v2.5 |
| EPLA | Environmental, Plate | added v2.5 |
| ESWA | Environmental, Swab | added v2.5 |
| FNA | Aspiration, Fine Needle | added v2.5 |
| KOFFP | Plate, Cough | added v2.5 |
| LNA | Line, Arterial | added v2.5 |
| LNV | Line, Venous | added v2.5 |
| MARTL | Martin-Lewis Agar | added v2.5 |
| ML11 | Mod. Martin-Lewis Agar | added v2.5 |
| MLP | Plate, Martin-Lewis | added v2.5 |
| NYP | Plate, New York City | added v2.5 |
| PACE | Pace, Gen-Probe | added v2.5 |
| PIN | Pinworm Prep | added v2.5 |
| PNA | Arterial puncture | added v2.5 |
| PRIME | Pump Prime | added v2.5 |
| PUMP | Pump Specimen | added v2.5 |
| QC5 | Quality Control For Micro | added v2.5 |
| SCLP | Scalp, Fetal Vein | added v2.5 |
| SCRAPS | Scrapings | added v2.5 |
| SHA | Shaving | added v2.5 |
| SWA | Swab | added v2.5 |
| SWD | Swab, Dacron tipped | added v2.5 |
| TMAN | Transport Media, Anaerobic | added v2.5 |
| TMCH | Transport Media, Chalamydia | added v2.5 |
| TMM4 | Transport Media, M4 | added v2.5 |
| TMMY | Transport Media, Mycoplasma | added v2.5 |
| TMOT | Transport Media, | added v2.5 |
| TMP | Plate, Thayer-Martin | added v2.5 |
| TMPV | Transport Media, PVA | added v2.5 |
| TMSC | Transport Media, Stool Culture | added v2.5 |
| TMUP | Transport Media, Ureaplasma | added v2.5 |
| TMVI | Transport Media, Viral | added v2.5 |
| VENIP | Venipuncture | added v2.5 |
| WOOD | Swab, Wooden Shaft | added v2.5 |