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4.3.2.84 HL7 v3 Code System ObservationMethod

Vocabulary Work Group Maturity Level: N/AExternalUse Context: Any

This code system (http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ObservationMethod) is defined as part of HL7 v3.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/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:2.16.840.1.113883.5.84 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source ResourceXML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

  • v3 Code System ObservationMethod ( 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.)
  • VerificationMethod (No Description Provided)

4.3.2.84.1 Code System Content

Release Date: 2016-11-11

LevelCodeDisplayDefinition
1(_DecisionObservationMethod) Abstract  Provides codes for decision methods, initially for assessing the causality of events.
2  ALGM algorithm Reaching a decision through the application of an algorithm designed to weigh the different factors involved.
3    BYCL bayesian calculation Reaching a decision through the use of Bayesian statistical analysis.
2  GINT global introspection Reaching a decision by consideration of the totality of factors involved in order to reach a judgement.
1(_GeneticObservationMethod) Abstract  A code that provides additional detail about the means or technique used to ascertain the genetic analysis. Example, PCR, Micro Array
2  PCR PCR Description: Polymerase Chain Reaction
1(_ObservationMethodAggregate) Abstract  Provides additional detail about the aggregation methods used to compute the aggregated values for an observation. This is an abstract code.
2  AVERAGE average Average of non-null values in the referenced set of values
2  COUNT count Count of non-null values in the referenced set of values
2  MAX maxima Largest of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
2  MEDIAN median The median of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
2  MIN minima Smallest of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
2  MODE mode The most common value of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
2  STDEV.P population standard deviation Standard Deviation of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over the population.
2  STDEV.S sample standard deviation Standard Deviation of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over a sample of the population.
2  SUM sum Sum of non-null values in the referenced set of values
2  VARIANCE.P population variance Variance of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over the population.
2  VARIANCE.S sample variance Variance of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over a sample of the population.
1(_VerificationMethod) Abstract 
2  VDOC document verification Verification by means of document.
Example: Fax, letter, attachment to e-mail.
2  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.
2  VTOKEN electronic token verification Verification by means of electronic token.
Example: smartcard, magnetic swipe card, RFID device.
2  VVOICE voice-based verification Verification by means of voice.
Example: By speaking with or calling the Coverage Administrator or Covered Party
10001 Complement fixation Complement fixation
10002 Computed axial tomography Computed axial tomography
10003 HLAR agar test Susceptibility, High Level Aminoglycoside Resistance agar test
10004 Macroscopic observation Visual, Macroscopic observation
10005 Magnetic resonance Computed, Magnetic resonance
10006 Morphometry Computed, Morphometry
10007 Positron emission tomography Computed, Positron emission tomography
10008 SAMHSA confirmation SAMHSA drug assay confirmation
10009 SAMHSA screening SAMHSA drug assay screening
10010 Serum Neutralization Serum Neutralization
10011 Titration Titration
10012 Ultrasound Ultrasound
10013 X-ray crystallography X-ray crystallography
10014 Agglutination Agglutination
10015 Buffered acidified plate agglutination Agglutination, Buffered acidified plate
10016 Card agglutination Agglutination, Card
10017 Hemagglutination Agglutination, Hemagglutination
10018 Hemagglutination inhibition Agglutination, Hemagglutination inhibition
10019 Latex agglutination Agglutination, Latex
10020 Plate agglutination Agglutination, Plate
10021 Rapid agglutination Agglutination, Rapid Plate
10022 RBC agglutination Agglutination, RBC
10023 Rivanol agglutination Agglutination, Rivanol
10024 Tube agglutination Agglutination, Tube
10025 Bioassay Bioassay
10026 Animal Inoculation Bioassay, Animal Inoculation
10027 Cytotoxicity Bioassay, Cytotoxicity
10028 Embryo infective dose 50 Bioassay, Embryo Infective Dose 50
10029 Embryo lethal dose 50 Bioassay, Embryo Lethal Dose 50
10030 Mouse intercerebral inoculation Bioassay, Mouse intercerebral inoculation
10031 Bioassay, qualitative Bioassay, qualitative
10032 Bioassay, quantitative Bioassay, quantitative
10033 Chemical method Chemical
10034 Differential light absorption chemical test Chemical, Differential light absorption
10035 Dipstick Chemical, Dipstick
10036 Dipstick colorimetric laboratory test Chemical, Dipstick colorimetric laboratory test
10037 Test strip Chemical, Test strip
10038 Chromatography Chromatography
10039 Affinity chromatography Chromatography, Affinity
10040 Gas liquid chromatography Chromatography, Gas liquid
10041 High performance liquid chromatography Chromatography, High performance liquid
10042 Liquid Chromatography Chromatography, Liquid
10043 Protein A affinity chromatography Chromatography, Protein A affinity
10044 Coagulation Coagulation
10045 Tilt tube coagulation time Coagulation, Tilt tube
10046 Tilt tube reptilase induced coagulation Coagulation, Tilt tube reptilase induced
10047 Automated count Count, Automated
10048 Manual cell count Count, Manual
10049 Platelet count, Rees-Ecker Count, Platelet, Rees-Ecker
10050 Aerobic Culture Culture, Aerobic
10051 Anaerobic Culture Culture, Anaerobic
10052 Chicken embryo culture Culture, Chicken Embryo
10053 Delayed secondary enrichment Culture, Delayed secondary enrichment
10054 Microaerophilic Culture Culture, Microaerophilic
10055 Quantitative microbial culture, cup Culture, Quantitative microbial, cup
10056 Quantitative microbial culture, droplet Culture, Quantitative microbial, droplet
10057 Quantitative microbial culture, filter paper Culture, Quantitative microbial, filter paper
10058 Quantitative microbial culture, pad culture Culture, Quantitative microbial, pad
10059 Quantitative microbial culture, pour plate Culture, Quantitative microbial, pour plate
10060 Quantitative microbial culture, surface streak Culture, Quantitative microbial, surface streak
10061 Somatic Cell culture Culture, Somatic Cell
10062 Agar diffusion Diffusion, Agar
10063 Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Diffusion, Agar Gel Immunodiffusion
10064 Electrophoresis Electrophoresis
10065 Agaorse gel electrophoresis Electrophoresis, Agaorse gel
10066 Electrophoresis, citrate agar Electrophoresis, citrate agar
10067 Immunoelectrophoresis Electrophoresis, Immuno
10068 Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide gel
10069 Starch gel electrophoresis Electrophoresis, Starch gel
10070 ELISA ELISA
10071 ELISA, antigen capture ELISA, antigen capture
10072 ELISA, avidin biotin peroxidase complex ELISA, avidin biotin peroxidase complex
10073 Kinetic ELISA ELISA, Kinetic
10074 ELISA, peroxidase-antiperoxidase ELISA, peroxidase-antiperoxidase
10075 API 20 Strep Identification, API 20 Strep
10076 API 20A Identification, API 20A
10077 API 20C AUX Identification, API 20C AUX
10078 API 20E Identification, API 20E
10079 API 20NE Identification, API 20NE
10080 API 50 CH Identification, API 50 CH
10081 API An-IDENT Identification, API An-IDENT
10082 API Coryne Identification, API Coryne
10083 API Rapid 20E Identification, API Rapid 20E
10084 API Staph Identification, API Staph
10085 API ZYM Identification, API ZYM
10086 Bacterial identification Identification, Bacterial
10087 mini VIDAS Identification, mini VIDAS
10088 Phage susceptibility typing Identification, Phage susceptibility typing
10089 Quad-FERM+ Identification, Quad-FERM+
10090 RAPIDEC Staph Identification, RAPIDEC Staph
10091 Staphaurex Identification, Staphaurex
10092 VIDAS Identification, VIDAS
10093 Vitek Identification, Vitek
10094 VITEK 2 Identification, VITEK 2
10095 Immune stain Immune stain
10096 Immunofluorescent antibody, direct Immune stain, Immunofluorescent antibody, direct
10097 Immunofluorescent antibody, indirect Immune stain, Immunofluorescent antibody, indirect
10098 Immunoperoxidase, Avidin-Biotin Complex Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Avidin-Biotin Complex
10099 Immunoperoxidase, Peroxidase anti-peroxidase complex Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Peroxidase anti-peroxidase complex
10100 Immunoperoxidase, Protein A-peroxidase complex Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Protein A-peroxidase complex
10101 Immunoassay Immunoassay
10102 Immunoassay, qualitative, multiple step Immunoassay, qualitative, multiple step
10103 Immunoassay, qualitative, single step Immunoassay, qualitative, single step
10104 Radioimmunoassay Immunoassay, Radioimmunoassay
10105 Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, multiple step Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, multiple step
10106 Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, single step Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, single step
10107 Microscopy Microscopy
10108 Darkfield microscopy Microscopy, Darkfield
10109 Electron microscopy Microscopy, Electron
10110 Electron microscopy tomography Microscopy, Electron microscopy tomography
10111 Electron microscopy, negative stain Microscopy, Electron, negative stain
10112 Electron microscopy, thick section Microscopy, Electron, thick section transmission
10113 Electron microscopy, thin section Microscopy, Electron, thin section transmission
10114 Microscopy, Light Microscopy, Light
10115 Polarizing light microscopy Microscopy, Polarized light
10116 Scanning electron microscopy Microscopy, Scanning electron
10117 Transmission electron microscopy Microscopy, Transmission electron
10118 Transparent tape direct examination Microscopy, Transparent tape direct examination
10119 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication Molecular, 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication
10120 Branched Chain DNA Molecular, Branched Chain DNA
10121 Hybridization Protection Assay Molecular, Hybridization Protection Assay
10122 Immune blot Molecular, Immune blot
10123 In-situ hybridization Molecular, In-situ hybridization
10124 Ligase Chain Reaction Molecular, Ligase Chain Reaction
10125 Ligation Activated Transcription Molecular, Ligation Activated Transcription
10126 Nucleic Acid Probe Molecular, Nucleic Acid Probe
10128 Nucleic acid probe with amplification Molecular, Nucleic acid probe with amplification

Rationale: Duplicate of code 0126. Use code 0126 instead.
10129 Nucleic acid probe with target amplification Molecular, Nucleic acid probe with target amplification
10130 Nucleic acid reverse transcription Molecular, Nucleic acid reverse transcription
10131 Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Analysis Molecular, Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Analysis
10132 Polymerase chain reaction Molecular, Polymerase chain reaction
10133 Q-Beta Replicase or probe amplification category method Molecular, Q-Beta Replicase or probe amplification category method
10134 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Molecular, Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
10135 Southern Blot Molecular, Southern Blot
10136 Strand Displacement Amplification Molecular, Strand Displacement Amplification
10137 Transcription Mediated Amplification Molecular, Transcription Mediated Amplification
10138 Western Blot Molecular, Western Blot
10139 Flocculation Precipitation, Flocculation
10140 Immune precipitation Precipitation, Immune precipitation
10141 Milk ring test Precipitation, Milk ring test
10142 Precipitin Precipitation, Precipitin
10143 Acid fast stain Stain, Acid fast
10144 Acid fast stain, fluorochrome Stain, Acid fast, fluorochrome
10145 Acid fast stain, Kinyoun's cold carbolfuchsin Stain, Acid fast, Kinyoun's cold carbolfuchsin
10146 Acid fast stain, Ziehl-Neelsen Stain, Acid fast, Ziehl-Neelsen
10147 Acid phosphatase stain Stain, Acid phosphatase
10148 Acridine orange stain Stain, Acridine orange
10149 Active brilliant orange KH stain Stain, Active brilliant orange KH
10150 Alazarin red S stain Stain, Alazarin red S
10151 Alcian blue stain Stain, Alcian blue
10152 Alcian blue with Periodic acid Schiff stain Stain, Alcian blue with Periodic acid Schiff
10153 Argentaffin stain Stain, Argentaffin
10154 Argentaffin silver stain Stain, Argentaffin silver
10155 Azure-eosin stain Stain, Azure-eosin
10156 Basic Fuschin stain Stain, Basic Fuschin
10157 Bennhold stain Stain, Bennhold
10158 Bennhold's Congo red stain Stain, Bennhold's Congo red
10159 Bielschowsky stain Stain, Bielschowsky
10160 Bielschowsky's silver stain Stain, Bielschowsky's silver
10161 Bleach stain Stain, Bleach
10162 Bodian stain Stain, Bodian
10163 Brown-Brenn stain Stain, Brown-Brenn
10164 Butyrate-esterase stain Stain, Butyrate-esterase
10165 Calcofluor white fluorescent stain Stain, Calcofluor white fluorescent
10166 Carbol-fuchsin stain Stain, Carbol-fuchsin
10167 Carmine stain Stain, Carmine
10168 Churukian-Schenk stain Stain, Churukian-Schenk
10169 Congo red stain Stain, Congo red
10170 Cresyl echt violet stain Stain, Cresyl echt violet
10171 Crystal violet stain Stain, Crystal violet
10172 De Galantha stain Stain, De Galantha
10173 Dieterle silver impregnation stain Stain, Dieterle silver impregnation
10174 Fite-Farco stain Stain, Fite-Farco
10175 Fontana-Masson silver stain Stain, Fontana-Masson silver
10176 Fouchet stain Stain, Fouchet
10177 Gomori stain Stain, Gomori
10178 Gomori methenamine silver stain Stain, Gomori methenamine silver
10179 Gomori-Wheatly trichrome stain Stain, Gomori-Wheatly trichrome
10180 Gridley stain Stain, Gridley
10181 Grimelius silver stain Stain, Grimelius silver
10182 Grocott stain Stain, Grocott
10183 Grocott methenamine silver stain Stain, Grocott methenamine silver
10184 Hale's colloidal ferric oxide stain Stain, Hale's colloidal ferric oxide
10185 Hale's colloidal iron stain Stain, Hale's colloidal iron
10186 Hansel stain Stain, Hansel
10187 Harris regressive hematoxylin and eosin stain Stain, Harris regressive hematoxylin and eosin
10188 Hematoxylin and eosin stain Stain, Hematoxylin and eosin
10189 Highman stain Stain, Highman
10190 Holzer stain Stain, Holzer
10191 Iron hematoxylin stain Stain, Iron hematoxylin
10192 Jones stain Stain, Jones
10193 Jones methenamine silver stain Stain, Jones methenamine silver
10194 Kossa stain Stain, Kossa
10195 Lawson-Van Gieson stain Stain, Lawson-Van Gieson
10196 Loeffler methylene blue stain Stain, Loeffler methylene blue
10197 Luxol fast blue with cresyl violet stain Stain, Luxol fast blue with cresyl violet
10198 Luxol fast blue with Periodic acid-Schiff stain Stain, Luxol fast blue with Periodic acid-Schiff
10199 MacNeal's tetrachrome blood stain Stain, MacNeal's tetrachrome blood
10200 Mallory-Heidenhain stain Stain, Mallory-Heidenhain
10201 Masson trichrome stain Stain, Masson trichrome
10202 Mayer mucicarmine stain Stain, Mayer mucicarmine
10203 Mayers progressive hematoxylin and eosin stain Stain, Mayers progressive hematoxylin and eosin
10204 May-Grunwald Giemsa stain Stain, May-Grunwald Giemsa
10205 Methyl green stain Stain, Methyl green
10206 Methyl green pyronin stain Stain, Methyl green pyronin
10207 Modified Gomori-Wheatly trichrome stain Stain, Modified Gomori-Wheatly trichrome
10208 Modified Masson trichrome stain Stain, Modified Masson trichrome
10209 Modified trichrome stain Stain, Modified trichrome
10210 Movat pentachrome stain Stain, Movat pentachrome
10211 Mucicarmine stain Stain, Mucicarmine
10212 Neutral red stain Stain, Neutral red
10213 Night blue stain Stain, Night blue
10214 Non-specific esterase stain Stain, Non-specific esterase
10215 Oil red-O stain Stain, Oil red-O
10216 Orcein stain Stain, Orcein
10217 Perls' stain Stain, Perls'
10218 Phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin stain Stain, Phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin
10219 Potassium ferrocyanide stain Stain, Potassium ferrocyanide
10220 Prussian blue stain Stain, Prussian blue
10221 Putchler modified Bennhold stain Stain, Putchler modified Bennhold
10222 Quinacrine fluorescent stain Stain, Quinacrine fluorescent
10223 Reticulin stain Stain, Reticulin
10224 Rhodamine stain Stain, Rhodamine
10225 Safranin stain Stain, Safranin
10226 Schmorl stain Stain, Schmorl
10227 Seiver-Munger stain Stain, Seiver-Munger
10228 Silver stain Stain, Silver
10229 Specific esterase stain Stain, Specific esterase
10230 Steiner silver stain Stain, Steiner silver
10231 Sudan III stain Stain, Sudan III
10232 Sudan IVI stain Stain, Sudan IVI
10233 Sulfated alcian blue stain Stain, Sulfated alcian blue
10234 Supravital stain Stain, Supravital
10235 Thioflavine-S stain Stain, Thioflavine-S
10236 Three micron Giemsa stain Stain, Three micron Giemsa
10237 Vassar-Culling stain Stain, Vassar-Culling
10238 Vital Stain Stain, Vital
10239 von Kossa stain Stain, von Kossa
10243 Minimum bactericidal concentration test, macrodilution Susceptibility, Minimum bactericidal concentration, macrodilution
10244 Minimum bactericidal concentration test, microdilution Susceptibility, Minimum bactericidal concentration, microdilution
10247 Turbidometric Turbidometric
10248 Refractometric Turbidometric, Refractometric
10249 Thin layer chromatography (TLC) Chromatography, Thin Layer
10250 EMIT Immunoassay, enzyme-multiplied technique (EMIT)
10251 Flow cytometry (FC) Flow Cytometry
10252 Radial immunodiffusion (RID) Radial Immunodiffusion
10253 Fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) Immunoassay, Fluorescence Polarization
10254 Immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE) Electrophoresis, Immunofixation
10255 Equilibrium dialysis Dialysis, Direct Equilibrium
10256 Kleihauer-Betke acid elution Acid Elution, Kleihauer-Betke Method
10257 Anti-complement immunofluorescence (ACIF) Immunofluorescence, Anti-Complement
10258 GC/MS Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy
10259 Nephelometry Light Scatter, Nephelometry
10260 IgE immunoassay antibody Immunoassay, IgE Antibody Test
10261 Lymphocyte Microcytotoxicity Assay Lymphocyte Microcytotoxicity Assay
10262 Spectrophotometry Spectrophotometry
10263 Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) Spectrophotometry, Atomic Absorption
10264 Ion selective electrode (ISE) Electrochemical, Ion Selective Electrode
10265 Gas chromatography (GC) Chromatography, Gas
10266 Isoelectric focusing (IEF) Isoelectric Focusing
10267 Immunochemiluminescence Immunoassay, Chemiluminescent
10268 Microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA) Immunoassay, Microparticle Enzyme
10269 ICP/MS Inductively-Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
10270 Immunoradiometric assay (IRMA) Immunoassay, Immunoradiometric Assay
10271 Photo optical clot detection Coagulation, Photo Optical Clot Detection
10280 Susceptibility Testing Test methods designed to determine a microorganismaTMs susceptibility to being killed by an antibiotic.
2  0240 Antibiotic sensitivity, disk Susceptibility, Antibiotic sensitivity, disk
2  0241 BACTEC susceptibility test Susceptibility, BACTEC susceptibility test
2  0242 Disk dilution Susceptibility, Disk dilution
2  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.
3    0245 Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, macrodilution Susceptibility, Minimum Inhibitory concentration, macrodilution
3    0246 Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, microdilution Susceptibility, Minimum Inhibitory concentration, microdilution
2  0273 Viral Genotype Susceptibility
2  0274 Viral Phenotype Susceptibility
2  0275 Gradient Strip
2  0275a Minimum Lethal Concentration (MLC)
2  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.
2  0277 Serum bactericidal titer
2  0278 Agar screen
2  0279 Disk induction
10127 Nucleic acid probe Molecular, Nucleic acid probe