Release 5 Ballot

This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v5.0.0-ballot: FHIR R5 Ballot Preview). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Example CodeSystem/specimen-role (JSON)

Orders and Observations Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)

Definition for Code SystemSpecimenRole

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "specimen-role",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2022-09-07T10:58:29.429+10:00",
    "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"]
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "oo"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "trial-use"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 2
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-role",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2060"
  }],
  "version" : "5.0.0-ballot",
  "name" : "SpecimenRole",
  "title" : "SpecimenRole",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Codes providing the combined status of the specimen.",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-role",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "b",
    "display" : "Blind Sample",
    "definition" : "Used to test the validity of the measurement process, where the composition of the sample is unknown except to the person submitting it."
  },
  {
    "code" : "c",
    "display" : "Calibrator",
    "definition" : "Used for initial setting of calibration of the instrument."
  },
  {
    "code" : "e",
    "display" : "Electronic QC",
    "definition" : "Used with manufactured reference providing signals that simulate QC results."
  },
  {
    "code" : "f",
    "display" : "Filler Organization Proficiency",
    "definition" : "Specimen used for testing proficiency of the organization performing the testing (Filler)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "o",
    "display" : "Operator Proficiency",
    "definition" : "Specimen used for testing Operator Proficiency."
  },
  {
    "code" : "p",
    "display" : "Patient",
    "definition" : "Used for any patient sample."
  },
  {
    "code" : "q",
    "display" : "Control specimen",
    "definition" : "Used when specimen is the control specimen (either positive or negative)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "r",
    "display" : "Replicate (of patient sample as a control)",
    "definition" : "Used when a patient sample is re-run as a control for a repeat test."
  },
  {
    "code" : "v",
    "display" : "Verifying Calibrator",
    "definition" : "Used for periodic calibration checks."
  }]
}

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.