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Definition for Code System SpecimenStatus
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="specimen-status"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2016-12-06T12:22:34.981+11:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>SpecimenStatus</h2> <div> <p>Codes providing the status/availability of a specimen.</p> </div> <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-status defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td> <b>Code</b> </td> <td> <b>Display</b> </td> <td> <b>Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>available <a name="specimen-status-available"> </a> </td> <td>Available</td> <td>The physical specimen is present and in good condition.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>unavailable <a name="specimen-status-unavailable"> </a> </td> <td>Unavailable</td> <td>There is no physical specimen because it is either lost, destroyed or consumed.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>unsatisfactory <a name="specimen-status-unsatisfactory"> </a> </td> <td>Unsatisfactory</td> <td>The specimen cannot be used because of a quality issue such as a broken container, contamination, or too old.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>entered-in-error <a name="specimen-status-entered-in-error"> </a> </td> <td>Entered-in-error</td> <td>The specimen was entered in error and therefore nullified.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-status"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.426"/> </identifier> <version value="1.8.0"/> <name value="SpecimenStatus"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <date value="2016-12-06T12:22:34+11:00"/> <description value="Codes providing the status/availability of a specimen."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-status"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="available"/> <display value="Available"/> <definition value="The physical specimen is present and in good condition."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="unavailable"/> <display value="Unavailable"/> <definition value="There is no physical specimen because it is either lost, destroyed or consumed."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="unsatisfactory"/> <display value="Unsatisfactory"/> <definition value="The specimen cannot be used because of a quality issue such as a broken container, contamination, or too old."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="entered-in-error"/> <display value="Entered-in-error"/> <definition value="The specimen was entered in error and therefore nullified."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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