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4.3.1.426 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-status

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-status

Name:

SpecimenStatus

Definition:

Codes providing the status/availability of a specimen.

Committee:

Orders and Observations

Work Group

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.426 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

This value set is the designated 'entire code system' value set for SpecimenStatus
Specimen.status (Required)

4.3.1.426.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Include all codes defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-status

4.3.1.426.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 11 Aug 2016

This value set contains 4 concepts

All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-status

Code	Display	Definition
available	Available	The physical specimen is present and in good condition.
unavailable	Unavailable	There is no physical specimen because it is either lost, destroyed or consumed.
unsatisfactory	Unsatisfactory	The specimen cannot be used because of a quality issue such as a broken container, contamination, or too old.
entered-in-error	Entered-in-error	The specimen was entered in error and therefore nullified.

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies

Source

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance)

Display

The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code