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1.30.1.12.488 HL7 Version 2 Table 0488 
This is a table defined as part of HL7 v2
. Related FHIR content: v2 Specimen Collection Method.
Summary
| Name: | v2 Specimen Collection Method |
| Definition: | FHIR Value set/code system definition for HL7 v2 table 0488 ( Specimen Collection Method) |
| Code System URL: | http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0488 |
| Value Set URL: | http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v2-0488 |
| OID: | ?? |
| CodeSystem Resource | XML / JSON |
| ValueSet Resource | XML / JSON |
This value set is not currently used
1.30.1.12.488.1 Code System Content 
Specimen Collection Method
| Code | Description | Comment | 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 |