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1.30.2.2.84 HL7 v3 Value Set ObservationMethod

This value set (http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-ObservationMethod) is defined as part of HL7 v3.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-ObservationMethod

Name:

v3 Code System ObservationMethod

Definition:

A code that provides additional detail about the means or technique used to ascertain the observation. Examples: Blood pressure measurement method: arterial puncture vs. sphygmomanometer (Riva-Rocci), sitting vs. supine position, etc. OpenIssue: Description copied from Concept Domain of same name. Must be verified. Note that the Domain has a full discussion about use of the attribute and constraining that is not appropriate for the code system description. Needs to be improved.

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.20423 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is not currently used

1.30.2.2.84.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Include all codes defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ObservationMethod

1.30.2.2.84.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 31 Mar 2016

This value set contains 300 concepts

All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ObservationMethod

Code	Display	Definition
ALGM	algorithm	Reaching a decision through the application of an algorithm designed to weigh the different factors involved.
BYCL	bayesian calculation	Reaching a decision through the use of Bayesian statistical analysis.
GINT	global introspection	Reaching a decision by consideration of the totality of factors involved in order to reach a judgement.
PCR	PCR	Description: Polymerase Chain Reaction
AVERAGE	average	Average of non-null values in the referenced set of values
COUNT	count	Count of non-null values in the referenced set of values
MAX	maxima	Largest of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
MEDIAN	median	The median of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
MIN	minima	Smallest of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
MODE	mode	The most common value of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
STDEV.P	population standard deviation	Standard Deviation of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over the population.
STDEV.S	sample standard deviation	Standard Deviation of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over a sample of the population.
SUM	sum	Sum of non-null values in the referenced set of values
VARIANCE.P	population variance	Variance of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over the population.
VARIANCE.S	sample variance	Variance of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over a sample of the population.
VDOC	document verification	Verification by means of document. Example: Fax, letter, attachment to e-mail.
VREG	registry verification	verification by means of a response to an electronic query Example: query message to a Covered Party registry application or Coverage Administrator.
VTOKEN	electronic token verification	Verification by means of electronic token. Example: smartcard, magnetic swipe card, RFID device.
VVOICE	voice-based verification	Verification by means of voice. Example: By speaking with or calling the Coverage Administrator or Covered Party
0001	Complement fixation	Complement fixation
0002	Computed axial tomography	Computed axial tomography
0003	HLAR agar test	Susceptibility, High Level Aminoglycoside Resistance agar test
0004	Macroscopic observation	Visual, Macroscopic observation
0005	Magnetic resonance	Computed, Magnetic resonance
0006	Morphometry	Computed, Morphometry
0007	Positron emission tomography	Computed, Positron emission tomography
0008	SAMHSA confirmation	SAMHSA drug assay confirmation
0009	SAMHSA screening	SAMHSA drug assay screening
0010	Serum Neutralization	Serum Neutralization
0011	Titration	Titration
0012	Ultrasound	Ultrasound
0013	X-ray crystallography	X-ray crystallography
0014	Agglutination	Agglutination
0015	Buffered acidified plate agglutination	Agglutination, Buffered acidified plate
0016	Card agglutination	Agglutination, Card
0017	Hemagglutination	Agglutination, Hemagglutination
0018	Hemagglutination inhibition	Agglutination, Hemagglutination inhibition
0019	Latex agglutination	Agglutination, Latex
0020	Plate agglutination	Agglutination, Plate
0021	Rapid agglutination	Agglutination, Rapid Plate
0022	RBC agglutination	Agglutination, RBC
0023	Rivanol agglutination	Agglutination, Rivanol
0024	Tube agglutination	Agglutination, Tube
0025	Bioassay	Bioassay
0026	Animal Inoculation	Bioassay, Animal Inoculation
0027	Cytotoxicity	Bioassay, Cytotoxicity
0028	Embryo infective dose 50	Bioassay, Embryo Infective Dose 50
0029	Embryo lethal dose 50	Bioassay, Embryo Lethal Dose 50
0030	Mouse intercerebral inoculation	Bioassay, Mouse intercerebral inoculation
0031	Bioassay, qualitative	Bioassay, qualitative
0032	Bioassay, quantitative	Bioassay, quantitative
0033	Chemical method	Chemical
0034	Differential light absorption chemical test	Chemical, Differential light absorption
0035	Dipstick	Chemical, Dipstick
0036	Dipstick colorimetric laboratory test	Chemical, Dipstick colorimetric laboratory test
0037	Test strip	Chemical, Test strip
0038	Chromatography	Chromatography
0039	Affinity chromatography	Chromatography, Affinity
0040	Gas liquid chromatography	Chromatography, Gas liquid
0041	High performance liquid chromatography	Chromatography, High performance liquid
0042	Liquid Chromatography	Chromatography, Liquid
0043	Protein A affinity chromatography	Chromatography, Protein A affinity
0044	Coagulation	Coagulation
0045	Tilt tube coagulation time	Coagulation, Tilt tube
0046	Tilt tube reptilase induced coagulation	Coagulation, Tilt tube reptilase induced
0047	Automated count	Count, Automated
0048	Manual cell count	Count, Manual
0049	Platelet count, Rees-Ecker	Count, Platelet, Rees-Ecker
0050	Aerobic Culture	Culture, Aerobic
0051	Anaerobic Culture	Culture, Anaerobic
0052	Chicken embryo culture	Culture, Chicken Embryo
0053	Delayed secondary enrichment	Culture, Delayed secondary enrichment
0054	Microaerophilic Culture	Culture, Microaerophilic
0055	Quantitative microbial culture, cup	Culture, Quantitative microbial, cup
0056	Quantitative microbial culture, droplet	Culture, Quantitative microbial, droplet
0057	Quantitative microbial culture, filter paper	Culture, Quantitative microbial, filter paper
0058	Quantitative microbial culture, pad culture	Culture, Quantitative microbial, pad
0059	Quantitative microbial culture, pour plate	Culture, Quantitative microbial, pour plate
0060	Quantitative microbial culture, surface streak	Culture, Quantitative microbial, surface streak
0061	Somatic Cell culture	Culture, Somatic Cell
0062	Agar diffusion	Diffusion, Agar
0063	Agar Gel Immunodiffusion	Diffusion, Agar Gel Immunodiffusion
0064	Electrophoresis	Electrophoresis
0065	Agaorse gel electrophoresis	Electrophoresis, Agaorse gel
0066	Electrophoresis, citrate agar	Electrophoresis, citrate agar
0067	Immunoelectrophoresis	Electrophoresis, Immuno
0068	Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis	Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide gel
0069	Starch gel electrophoresis	Electrophoresis, Starch gel
0070	ELISA	ELISA
0071	ELISA, antigen capture	ELISA, antigen capture
0072	ELISA, avidin biotin peroxidase complex	ELISA, avidin biotin peroxidase complex
0073	Kinetic ELISA	ELISA, Kinetic
0074	ELISA, peroxidase-antiperoxidase	ELISA, peroxidase-antiperoxidase
0075	API 20 Strep	Identification, API 20 Strep
0076	API 20A	Identification, API 20A
0077	API 20C AUX	Identification, API 20C AUX
0078	API 20E	Identification, API 20E
0079	API 20NE	Identification, API 20NE
0080	API 50 CH	Identification, API 50 CH
0081	API An-IDENT	Identification, API An-IDENT
0082	API Coryne	Identification, API Coryne
0083	API Rapid 20E	Identification, API Rapid 20E
0084	API Staph	Identification, API Staph
0085	API ZYM	Identification, API ZYM
0086	Bacterial identification	Identification, Bacterial
0087	mini VIDAS	Identification, mini VIDAS
0088	Phage susceptibility typing	Identification, Phage susceptibility typing
0089	Quad-FERM+	Identification, Quad-FERM+
0090	RAPIDEC Staph	Identification, RAPIDEC Staph
0091	Staphaurex	Identification, Staphaurex
0092	VIDAS	Identification, VIDAS
0093	Vitek	Identification, Vitek
0094	VITEK 2	Identification, VITEK 2
0095	Immune stain	Immune stain
0096	Immunofluorescent antibody, direct	Immune stain, Immunofluorescent antibody, direct
0097	Immunofluorescent antibody, indirect	Immune stain, Immunofluorescent antibody, indirect
0098	Immunoperoxidase, Avidin-Biotin Complex	Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Avidin-Biotin Complex
0099	Immunoperoxidase, Peroxidase anti-peroxidase complex	Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Peroxidase anti-peroxidase complex
0100	Immunoperoxidase, Protein A-peroxidase complex	Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Protein A-peroxidase complex
0101	Immunoassay	Immunoassay
0102	Immunoassay, qualitative, multiple step	Immunoassay, qualitative, multiple step
0103	Immunoassay, qualitative, single step	Immunoassay, qualitative, single step
0104	Radioimmunoassay	Immunoassay, Radioimmunoassay
0105	Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, multiple step	Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, multiple step
0106	Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, single step	Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, single step
0107	Microscopy	Microscopy
0108	Darkfield microscopy	Microscopy, Darkfield
0109	Electron microscopy	Microscopy, Electron
0110	Electron microscopy tomography	Microscopy, Electron microscopy tomography
0111	Electron microscopy, negative stain	Microscopy, Electron, negative stain
0112	Electron microscopy, thick section	Microscopy, Electron, thick section transmission
0113	Electron microscopy, thin section	Microscopy, Electron, thin section transmission
0114	Microscopy, Light	Microscopy, Light
0115	Polarizing light microscopy	Microscopy, Polarized light
0116	Scanning electron microscopy	Microscopy, Scanning electron
0117	Transmission electron microscopy	Microscopy, Transmission electron
0118	Transparent tape direct examination	Microscopy, Transparent tape direct examination
0119	3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication	Molecular, 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication
0120	Branched Chain DNA	Molecular, Branched Chain DNA
0121	Hybridization Protection Assay	Molecular, Hybridization Protection Assay
0122	Immune blot	Molecular, Immune blot
0123	In-situ hybridization	Molecular, In-situ hybridization
0124	Ligase Chain Reaction	Molecular, Ligase Chain Reaction
0125	Ligation Activated Transcription	Molecular, Ligation Activated Transcription
0126	Nucleic Acid Probe	Molecular, Nucleic Acid Probe
0128	Nucleic acid probe with amplification	Molecular, Nucleic acid probe with amplification Rationale: Duplicate of code 0126. Use code 0126 instead.
0129	Nucleic acid probe with target amplification	Molecular, Nucleic acid probe with target amplification
0130	Nucleic acid reverse transcription	Molecular, Nucleic acid reverse transcription
0131	Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Analysis	Molecular, Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Analysis
0132	Polymerase chain reaction	Molecular, Polymerase chain reaction
0133	Q-Beta Replicase or probe amplification category method	Molecular, Q-Beta Replicase or probe amplification category method
0134	Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism	Molecular, Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
0135	Southern Blot	Molecular, Southern Blot
0136	Strand Displacement Amplification	Molecular, Strand Displacement Amplification
0137	Transcription Mediated Amplification	Molecular, Transcription Mediated Amplification
0138	Western Blot	Molecular, Western Blot
0139	Flocculation	Precipitation, Flocculation
0140	Immune precipitation	Precipitation, Immune precipitation
0141	Milk ring test	Precipitation, Milk ring test
0142	Precipitin	Precipitation, Precipitin
0143	Acid fast stain	Stain, Acid fast
0144	Acid fast stain, fluorochrome	Stain, Acid fast, fluorochrome
0145	Acid fast stain, Kinyoun's cold carbolfuchsin	Stain, Acid fast, Kinyoun's cold carbolfuchsin
0146	Acid fast stain, Ziehl-Neelsen	Stain, Acid fast, Ziehl-Neelsen
0147	Acid phosphatase stain	Stain, Acid phosphatase
0148	Acridine orange stain	Stain, Acridine orange
0149	Active brilliant orange KH stain	Stain, Active brilliant orange KH
0150	Alazarin red S stain	Stain, Alazarin red S
0151	Alcian blue stain	Stain, Alcian blue
0152	Alcian blue with Periodic acid Schiff stain	Stain, Alcian blue with Periodic acid Schiff
0153	Argentaffin stain	Stain, Argentaffin
0154	Argentaffin silver stain	Stain, Argentaffin silver
0155	Azure-eosin stain	Stain, Azure-eosin
0156	Basic Fuschin stain	Stain, Basic Fuschin
0157	Bennhold stain	Stain, Bennhold
0158	Bennhold's Congo red stain	Stain, Bennhold's Congo red
0159	Bielschowsky stain	Stain, Bielschowsky
0160	Bielschowsky's silver stain	Stain, Bielschowsky's silver
0161	Bleach stain	Stain, Bleach
0162	Bodian stain	Stain, Bodian
0163	Brown-Brenn stain	Stain, Brown-Brenn
0164	Butyrate-esterase stain	Stain, Butyrate-esterase
0165	Calcofluor white fluorescent stain	Stain, Calcofluor white fluorescent
0166	Carbol-fuchsin stain	Stain, Carbol-fuchsin
0167	Carmine stain	Stain, Carmine
0168	Churukian-Schenk stain	Stain, Churukian-Schenk
0169	Congo red stain	Stain, Congo red
0170	Cresyl echt violet stain	Stain, Cresyl echt violet
0171	Crystal violet stain	Stain, Crystal violet
0172	De Galantha stain	Stain, De Galantha
0173	Dieterle silver impregnation stain	Stain, Dieterle silver impregnation
0174	Fite-Farco stain	Stain, Fite-Farco
0175	Fontana-Masson silver stain	Stain, Fontana-Masson silver
0176	Fouchet stain	Stain, Fouchet
0177	Gomori stain	Stain, Gomori
0178	Gomori methenamine silver stain	Stain, Gomori methenamine silver
0179	Gomori-Wheatly trichrome stain	Stain, Gomori-Wheatly trichrome
0180	Gridley stain	Stain, Gridley
0181	Grimelius silver stain	Stain, Grimelius silver
0182	Grocott stain	Stain, Grocott
0183	Grocott methenamine silver stain	Stain, Grocott methenamine silver
0184	Hale's colloidal ferric oxide stain	Stain, Hale's colloidal ferric oxide
0185	Hale's colloidal iron stain	Stain, Hale's colloidal iron
0186	Hansel stain	Stain, Hansel
0187	Harris regressive hematoxylin and eosin stain	Stain, Harris regressive hematoxylin and eosin
0188	Hematoxylin and eosin stain	Stain, Hematoxylin and eosin
0189	Highman stain	Stain, Highman
0190	Holzer stain	Stain, Holzer
0191	Iron hematoxylin stain	Stain, Iron hematoxylin
0192	Jones stain	Stain, Jones
0193	Jones methenamine silver stain	Stain, Jones methenamine silver
0194	Kossa stain	Stain, Kossa
0195	Lawson-Van Gieson stain	Stain, Lawson-Van Gieson
0196	Loeffler methylene blue stain	Stain, Loeffler methylene blue
0197	Luxol fast blue with cresyl violet stain	Stain, Luxol fast blue with cresyl violet
0198	Luxol fast blue with Periodic acid-Schiff stain	Stain, Luxol fast blue with Periodic acid-Schiff
0199	MacNeal's tetrachrome blood stain	Stain, MacNeal's tetrachrome blood
0200	Mallory-Heidenhain stain	Stain, Mallory-Heidenhain
0201	Masson trichrome stain	Stain, Masson trichrome
0202	Mayer mucicarmine stain	Stain, Mayer mucicarmine
0203	Mayers progressive hematoxylin and eosin stain	Stain, Mayers progressive hematoxylin and eosin
0204	May-Grunwald Giemsa stain	Stain, May-Grunwald Giemsa
0205	Methyl green stain	Stain, Methyl green
0206	Methyl green pyronin stain	Stain, Methyl green pyronin
0207	Modified Gomori-Wheatly trichrome stain	Stain, Modified Gomori-Wheatly trichrome
0208	Modified Masson trichrome stain	Stain, Modified Masson trichrome
0209	Modified trichrome stain	Stain, Modified trichrome
0210	Movat pentachrome stain	Stain, Movat pentachrome
0211	Mucicarmine stain	Stain, Mucicarmine
0212	Neutral red stain	Stain, Neutral red
0213	Night blue stain	Stain, Night blue
0214	Non-specific esterase stain	Stain, Non-specific esterase
0215	Oil red-O stain	Stain, Oil red-O
0216	Orcein stain	Stain, Orcein
0217	Perls' stain	Stain, Perls'
0218	Phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin stain	Stain, Phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin
0219	Potassium ferrocyanide stain	Stain, Potassium ferrocyanide
0220	Prussian blue stain	Stain, Prussian blue
0221	Putchler modified Bennhold stain	Stain, Putchler modified Bennhold
0222	Quinacrine fluorescent stain	Stain, Quinacrine fluorescent
0223	Reticulin stain	Stain, Reticulin
0224	Rhodamine stain	Stain, Rhodamine
0225	Safranin stain	Stain, Safranin
0226	Schmorl stain	Stain, Schmorl
0227	Seiver-Munger stain	Stain, Seiver-Munger
0228	Silver stain	Stain, Silver
0229	Specific esterase stain	Stain, Specific esterase
0230	Steiner silver stain	Stain, Steiner silver
0231	Sudan III stain	Stain, Sudan III
0232	Sudan IVI stain	Stain, Sudan IVI
0233	Sulfated alcian blue stain	Stain, Sulfated alcian blue
0234	Supravital stain	Stain, Supravital
0235	Thioflavine-S stain	Stain, Thioflavine-S
0236	Three micron Giemsa stain	Stain, Three micron Giemsa
0237	Vassar-Culling stain	Stain, Vassar-Culling
0238	Vital Stain	Stain, Vital
0239	von Kossa stain	Stain, von Kossa
0243	Minimum bactericidal concentration test, macrodilution	Susceptibility, Minimum bactericidal concentration, macrodilution
0244	Minimum bactericidal concentration test, microdilution	Susceptibility, Minimum bactericidal concentration, microdilution
0247	Turbidometric	Turbidometric
0248	Refractometric	Turbidometric, Refractometric
0249	Thin layer chromatography (TLC)	Chromatography, Thin Layer
0250	EMIT	Immunoassay, enzyme-multiplied technique (EMIT)
0251	Flow cytometry (FC)	Flow Cytometry
0252	Radial immunodiffusion (RID)	Radial Immunodiffusion
0253	Fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA)	Immunoassay, Fluorescence Polarization
0254	Immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE)	Electrophoresis, Immunofixation
0255	Equilibrium dialysis	Dialysis, Direct Equilibrium
0256	Kleihauer-Betke acid elution	Acid Elution, Kleihauer-Betke Method
0257	Anti-complement immunofluorescence (ACIF)	Immunofluorescence, Anti-Complement
0258	GC/MS	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy
0259	Nephelometry	Light Scatter, Nephelometry
0260	IgE immunoassay antibody	Immunoassay, IgE Antibody Test
0261	Lymphocyte Microcytotoxicity Assay	Lymphocyte Microcytotoxicity Assay
0262	Spectrophotometry	Spectrophotometry
0263	Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS)	Spectrophotometry, Atomic Absorption
0264	Ion selective electrode (ISE)	Electrochemical, Ion Selective Electrode
0265	Gas chromatography (GC)	Chromatography, Gas
0266	Isoelectric focusing (IEF)	Isoelectric Focusing
0267	Immunochemiluminescence	Immunoassay, Chemiluminescent
0268	Microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA)	Immunoassay, Microparticle Enzyme
0269	ICP/MS	Inductively-Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
0270	Immunoradiometric assay (IRMA)	Immunoassay, Immunoradiometric Assay
0271	Photo optical clot detection	Coagulation, Photo Optical Clot Detection
0280	Susceptibility Testing	Test methods designed to determine a microorganismaTMs susceptibility to being killed by an antibiotic.
0240	Antibiotic sensitivity, disk	Susceptibility, Antibiotic sensitivity, disk
0241	BACTEC susceptibility test	Susceptibility, BACTEC susceptibility test
0242	Disk dilution	Susceptibility, Disk dilution
0272	Minimum Inhibitory Concentration	Testing to measure the minimum concentration of the antibacterial agent in a given culture medium below which bacterial growth is not inhibited.
0245	Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, macrodilution	Susceptibility, Minimum Inhibitory concentration, macrodilution
0246	Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, microdilution	Susceptibility, Minimum Inhibitory concentration, microdilution
0273	Viral Genotype Susceptibility	Viral Genotype Susceptibility
0274	Viral Phenotype Susceptibility	Viral Phenotype Susceptibility
0275	Gradient Strip	Gradient Strip
0275a	Minimum Lethal Concentration (MLC)	Minimum Lethal Concentration (MLC)
0276	Slow Mycobacteria Susceptibility	Testing to measure the minimum concentration of the antibacterial agent in a given culture medium below which bacterial growth is not inhibited.
0277	Serum bactericidal titer	Serum bactericidal titer
0278	Agar screen	Agar screen
0279	Disk induction	Disk induction
0127	Nucleic acid probe	Molecular, Nucleic acid probe

This value set includes codes from the following code systems: