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4.4.1.647 ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-processing-method

Orders and Observations icon Work Group Maturity Level: 1Draft Use Context: Country: World, Not Intended for Production use
Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-processing-method Version: 5.0.0
draft as of 2023-03-26 Computable Name: SpecimenProcessingMethod
Flags: Experimental OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.3215

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.647.1 Definition

The technique that is used to perform the process or preserve the specimen. These are codes from SNOMED CT - provided as an exemplar value set.

4.4.1.647.2 Content Logical Definition

 

4.4.1.647.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 26 Mar 2023

This value set contains 63 concepts

Expansion based on SNOMED CT International edition 31-July 2022

CodeSystemDisplay
  4064007 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecimen aliquoting
  9056003 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctGross organ fixation and special preparation for museum, liquid media
  13374006 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctHemolysin detection, cold, quantitative
  18699002 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctClinical laboratory specimen identification
  27107005 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctOsmotic fragility, immediate
  27872000 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecimen freezing
  32989007 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctUnsatisfactory clinical laboratory specimen identified
  43372004 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecimen dispatch and referral, routine
  47043008 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctOsmotic fragility, incubated
  52391000 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctHemolysin detection
  53355002 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctGross organ fixation and special preparation for museum, solid plastic
  56245008 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecimen preparation
  61431004 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctHemolysin detection, ABO
  62087002 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctClinical laboratory specimen rejection
  66910006 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctGross organ fixation and special preparation
  69997009 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecimen refrigeration
  73373003 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecimen centrifugation
  75126003 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctMechanical fragility RBC
  79453001 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctChain of custody procedure in laboratory specimen handling
  80246006 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecial stain, blood or bone marrow, explain by report
  90621001 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecimen dispatch and referral, complex
  103760009 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecimen mass measurement
  103761008 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecimen dry weight measurement
  104149001 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctAcidified serum lysis test, RBC
  104150001 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSucrose hemolysis test
  104151002 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctComplement lysis sensitivity test, RBC
  104166004 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctNucleic acid molecular isolation or extraction method
  104720004 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctHemoglobin, unstable measurement
  105036000 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctTissue preparation for drug analysis
  115267000 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecimen description
  115597007 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctDescription of specimen character
  116707006 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecimen color determination
  117032008 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpun specimen
  117246001 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctOsmotic fragility test, RBC dilution method
  118130000 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctExamination of specimen for lipemia
  118131001 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctExamination of specimen for hemolysis
  118132008 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctExamination of specimen for icterus
  120643004 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctCyanide ascorbate screen
  120647003 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctHemolysin detection, cold
  120648008 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctHemolysin detection, warm
  252300007 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSchumm's test
  252301006 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctUrinary hemosiderin detection
  252302004 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctAcidified glycerol lysis test
  313513005 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSweat weight measurement
  401297005 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctHemolysis screening test (procedure)
  409077008 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctExamination for xanthochromia (procedure)
  428995007 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctReceiving of specimen in laboratory (procedure)
  433454009 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctMicrodissection of tissue specimen using laser (procedure)
  734227007 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecimen decontamination (procedure)
  787371004 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctRecasting of specimen in block (procedure)
  787372006 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctPreparation of large slide from specimen (procedure)
  787373001 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctPreparation of slide from specimen
  787374007 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctPreparation of plastic embedded tissue specimen
  787375008 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctPreparation of large size formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue specimen
  787376009 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctPreparation of formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue specimen (procedure)
  787378005 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctFixation of specimen (procedure)
  787379002 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctHandling of oriented specimen (procedure)
  787995009 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctMicrodissection of tissue specimen
  866036006 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecimen examination by more than one examiner
  866037002 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctDispatch of specimen for second opinion (procedure)
  866038007 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctSpecimen dispatch (procedure)
  866039004 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctReview specimen from own archive (procedure)
  1230333008 iconhttp://snomed.info/sctCentrifugation of blood

 

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CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
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