FHIR Release 3 (STU)

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Specimen.profile.xml

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StructureDefinition for specimen

<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="Specimen"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
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            <a href="formats.html#table" title="The logical name of the element">Name</a> 
          </th> 
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            <a href="formats.html#table" title="Information about the use of the element">Flags</a> 
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            <a href="formats.html#table" title="Minimum and Maximum # of times the the element can appear in the instance">Card.</a> 
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            <a href="formats.html#table" title="Reference to the type of the element">Type</a> 
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            <a href="formats.html#table" title="Additional information about the element">Description &amp; Constraints</a> 
            <span style="float: right">
              <a href="formats.html#table" title="Legend for this format">
                <img alt="doco" src="help16.png" style="background-color: inherit"/> 
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            <span title="Specimen : A sample to be used for analysis.">Specimen</span> 
            <a name="Specimen"> </a> 
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"/> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
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            <a href="domainresource.html">DomainResource</a> 
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Sample for analysis
            <br/>  Elements defined in Ancestors: 
            <a href="resource.html#Resource" title="The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this
             value never changes.">id</a> , 
            <a href="resource.html#Resource" title="The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure.
             Changes to the content may not always be associated with version changes to the resource.">meta</a> , 
            <a href="resource.html#Resource" title="A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and
             which must be understood when processing the content.">implicitRules</a> , 
            <a href="resource.html#Resource" title="The base language in which the resource is written.">language</a> , 
            <a href="domainresource.html#DomainResource" title="A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource, and may be used to
             represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the
             structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it &quot;clinically
             safe&quot; for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what
             content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety.">text</a> , 
            <a href="domainresource.html#DomainResource" title="These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains
             them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent
             transaction scope.">contained</a> , 
            <a href="domainresource.html#DomainResource" title="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
             of the resource. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is
             a strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
             implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
             be met as part of the definition of the extension.">extension</a> , 
            <a href="domainresource.html#DomainResource" title="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
             of the resource, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it.
             Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order to make the use
             of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the
             definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension,
             there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
             Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.">modifierExtension</a> 
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            <span title="Specimen.identifier : Id for specimen.">identifier</span> 
            <a name="Specimen.identifier"> </a> 
          </td> 
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            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..*</td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
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            <a href="datatypes.html#Identifier">Identifier</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">External Identifier
            <br/>  
          </td> 
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            <span title="Specimen.accessionIdentifier : The identifier assigned by the lab when accessioning specimen(s).
             This is not necessarily the same as the specimen identifier, depending on local lab procedures.">accessionIdentifier</span> 
            <a name="Specimen.accessionIdentifier"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
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            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span> 
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
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            <a href="datatypes.html#Identifier">Identifier</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
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            <span title="Specimen.status : The availability of the specimen.">status</span> 
            <a name="Specimen.status"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
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            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is a modifier element">?!</span> 
            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span> 
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
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            <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a> 
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">available | unavailable | unsatisfactory | entered-in-error
            <br/>  
            <a href="valueset-specimen-status.html" title="Codes providing the status/availability of a specimen.">SpecimenStatus</a>  (
            <a href="terminologies.html#required" title="To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value set">Required</a> )
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            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span> 
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
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            <a href="datatypes.html#CodeableConcept">CodeableConcept</a> 
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           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Kind of material that forms the specimen
            <br/>  
            <a href="v2/0487/index.html" title="The type of the specimen.">v2 Specimen Type</a>  (
            <a href="terminologies.html#example" title="Instances are not expected or even encouraged to draw from the specified value set.  The
             value set merely provides examples of the types of concepts intended to be included.">Example</a> )
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            <span title="Specimen.subject : Where the specimen came from. This may be from the patient(s) or from
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            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span> 
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            <a href="references.html">Reference</a> (
            <a href="patient.html">Patient</a>  | 
            <a href="group.html">Group</a>  | 
            <a href="device.html">Device</a>  | 
            <a href="substance.html">Substance</a> )
          </td> 
          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Where the specimen came from. This may be from the patient(s) or from the environment
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            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span> 
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
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            <a href="datatypes.html#dateTime">dateTime</a> 
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            <a href="references.html">Reference</a> (
            <a href="specimen.html">Specimen</a> )
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            <br/>  
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            <a href="references.html">Reference</a> (
            <a href="procedurerequest.html">ProcedureRequest</a> )
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            <br/>  
          </td> 
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            <a href="backboneelement.html">BackboneElement</a> 
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            <a href="references.html">Reference</a> (
            <a href="practitioner.html">Practitioner</a> )
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            <a href="datatypes.html#CodeableConcept">CodeableConcept</a> 
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            <br/>  
            <a href="valueset-body-site.html" title="Codes describing anatomical locations. May include laterality.">SNOMED CT Body Structures</a>  (
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            <a href="backboneelement.html">BackboneElement</a> 
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            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a> 
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
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            <a href="datatypes.html#CodeableConcept">CodeableConcept</a> 
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Indicates the treatment step  applied to the specimen
            <br/>  
            <a href="valueset-specimen-processing-procedure.html" title="Type indicating the technique used to process the specimen">SpecimenProcessingProcedure</a>  (
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            <a href="references.html">Reference</a> (
            <a href="substance.html">Substance</a> )
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            <a href="datatypes.html#dateTime">dateTime</a> 
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            <a href="datatypes.html#Period">Period</a> 
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            <span title="Specimen.container : The container holding the specimen.  The recursive nature of containers;
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            <a name="Specimen.container"> </a> 
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            <a href="backboneelement.html">BackboneElement</a> 
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        <expression value="contained.where(('#'+id in %resource.descendants().reference).not()).empty()"/> 
        <xpath value="not(exists(for $id in f:contained/*/@id return $id[not(ancestor::f:contained/parent::*/descendant::f
        :reference/@value=concat('#', $id))]))"/> 
        <source value="DomainResource"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="Entity. Role, or Act"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="Role[classCode=SPEC]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="clinical.diagnostics"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.id">
      <path value="Specimen.id"/> 
      <short value="Logical id of this artifact"/> 
      <definition value="The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this
       value never changes."/> 
      <comment value="The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the
       server using a create operation."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Resource.id"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="id"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.meta">
      <path value="Specimen.meta"/> 
      <short value="Metadata about the resource"/> 
      <definition value="The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure.
       Changes to the content may not always be associated with version changes to the resource."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Resource.meta"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Meta"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.implicitRules">
      <path value="Specimen.implicitRules"/> 
      <short value="A set of rules under which this content was created"/> 
      <definition value="A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and
       which must be understood when processing the content."/> 
      <comment value="Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of
       trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term.
       However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define,
       collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers
       and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. 

This element is labelled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional
       knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Resource.implicitRules"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="uri"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.language">
      <path value="Specimen.language"/> 
      <short value="Language of the resource content"/> 
      <definition value="The base language in which the resource is written."/> 
      <comment value="Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as
       text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies 
       to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language
       of other presentations generated from the data in the resource  Not all the content has
       to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the
       narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on
       the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship
       between xml:lang and the html lang attribute)."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Resource.language"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="code"/> 
      </type> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-maxValueSet">
          <valueReference> 
            <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages"/> 
          </valueReference> 
        </extension> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="Language"/> 
        </extension> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-isCommonBinding">
          <valueBoolean value="true"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="extensible"/> 
        <description value="A human language."/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.text">
      <path value="Specimen.text"/> 
      <short value="Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation"/> 
      <definition value="A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource, and may be used to
       represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the
       structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it &quot;clinically
       safe&quot; for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what
       content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety."/> 
      <comment value="Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have
       a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional
       discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied).  This may be necessary
       for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a &quot;text blob&quot;
       or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded in formation is added
       later."/> 
      <alias value="narrative"/> 
      <alias value="html"/> 
      <alias value="xhtml"/> 
      <alias value="display"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="DomainResource.text"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Narrative"/> 
      </type> 
      <condition value="dom-1"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="Act.text?"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.contained">
      <path value="Specimen.contained"/> 
      <short value="Contained, inline Resources"/> 
      <definition value="These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains
       them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent
       transaction scope."/> 
      <comment value="This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification
       is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again."/> 
      <alias value="inline resources"/> 
      <alias value="anonymous resources"/> 
      <alias value="contained resources"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="DomainResource.contained"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Resource"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="N/A"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.extension">
      <path value="Specimen.extension"/> 
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the resource. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is
       a strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
       implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
       be met as part of the definition of the extension."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="DomainResource.extension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="N/A"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.modifierExtension">
      <path value="Specimen.modifierExtension"/> 
      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the resource, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it.
       Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order to make the use
       of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the
       definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension,
       there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
       Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="DomainResource.modifierExtension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="N/A"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.identifier">
      <path value="Specimen.identifier"/> 
      <short value="External Identifier"/> 
      <definition value="Id for specimen."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Identifier"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-2"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".id"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="id"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.accessionIdentifier">
      <path value="Specimen.accessionIdentifier"/> 
      <short value="Identifier assigned by the lab"/> 
      <definition value="The identifier assigned by the lab when accessioning specimen(s). This is not necessarily
       the same as the specimen identifier, depending on local lab procedures."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Identifier"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-30 (v2.7+)"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=SBJ].act[classCode=ACSN, moodCode=EVN].id"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="id"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.status">
      <path value="Specimen.status"/> 
      <short value="available | unavailable | unsatisfactory | entered-in-error"/> 
      <definition value="The availability of the specimen."/> 
      <comment value="This element is labeled as a modifier because the status contains codes that mark the
       resource as not currently valid."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="code"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="SpecimenStatus"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="required"/> 
        <description value="Codes providing the status/availability of a specimen."/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-status"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-20"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="status"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="status"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.type">
      <path value="Specimen.type"/> 
      <short value="Kind of material that forms the specimen"/> 
      <definition value="The kind of material that forms the specimen."/> 
      <comment value="The type can change the way that a specimen is handled, and drives what kind of analyses
       can properly be performed on the specimen. It is frequently used in diagnostic work flow
       decision making systems."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="SpecimenType"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="The type of the specimen."/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v2-0487"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-4 and possibly SPM-5"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".code"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="what"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.subject">
      <path value="Specimen.subject"/> 
      <short value="Where the specimen came from. This may be from the patient(s) or from the environment
       or a device"/> 
      <definition value="Where the specimen came from. This may be from the patient(s) or from the environment
       or a device."/> 
      <requirements value="Must know the subject context."/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".scoper  or  .scoper.playsRole"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="who.focus"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.receivedTime">
      <path value="Specimen.receivedTime"/> 
      <short value="The time when specimen was received for processing"/> 
      <definition value="Time when specimen was received for processing or testing."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="dateTime"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-18"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=SBJ].act[code=SPCREC, moodCode=EVN].effectiveTime"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="when.done"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.parent">
      <path value="Specimen.parent"/> 
      <short value="Specimen from which this specimen originated"/> 
      <definition value="Reference to the parent (source) specimen which is used when the specimen was either derived
       from or a component of another specimen."/> 
      <comment value="The parent specimen could be the source from which the current specimen is derived by some
       processing step (e.g. an aliquot or isolate or extracted nucleic acids from clinical samples) or one
       of many specimens that were combined to create a pooled sample."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Specimen"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".scoper (if parent) .player.scopesRole[classCode=SPEC].player (if child)"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.request">
      <path value="Specimen.request"/> 
      <short value="Why the specimen was collected"/> 
      <definition value="Details concerning a test or procedure request that required a specimen to be collected."/> 
      <comment value="The request may be explicit or implied such with a ProcedureRequest that requires a blood
       draw."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ProcedureRequest"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="ORC? OBR-2/3?"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="outboundRelationship[typeCode=FLFS].target"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="why"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection">
      <path value="Specimen.collection"/> 
      <short value="Collection details"/> 
      <definition value="Details concerning the specimen collection."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="BackboneElement"/> 
      </type> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ele-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() | (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-14"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=SBJ].act[classCode=SPECCOLLECT, moodCode=EVN]"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection.id">
      <path value="Specimen.collection.id"/> 
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/> 
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/> 
      <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any
       string value that does not contain spaces."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Element.id"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection.extension">
      <path value="Specimen.collection.extension"/> 
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a
       strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
       implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
       be met as part of the definition of the extension."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Element.extension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection.modifierExtension">
      <path value="Specimen.collection.modifierExtension"/> 
      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it. Usually
       modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order to make the use of extensions
       safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and
       use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is
       a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications
       processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <alias value="modifiers"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="BackboneElement.modifierExtension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="N/A"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection.collector">
      <path value="Specimen.collection.collector"/> 
      <short value="Who collected the specimen"/> 
      <definition value="Person who collected the specimen."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="PRT"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=PFM].role"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="who.actor"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection.collected[x]">
      <path value="Specimen.collection.collected[x]"/> 
      <short value="Collection time"/> 
      <definition value="Time when specimen was collected from subject - the physiologically relevant time."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="dateTime"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Period"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-17"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".effectiveTime"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="when.init"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection.quantity">
      <path value="Specimen.collection.quantity"/> 
      <short value="The quantity of specimen collected"/> 
      <definition value="The quantity of specimen collected; for instance the volume of a blood sample, or the
       physical measurement of an anatomic pathology sample."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Quantity"/> 
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SimpleQuantity"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-12"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=SBJ].role[classCode=SPEC].player.quantity"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection.method">
      <path value="Specimen.collection.method"/> 
      <short value="Technique used to perform collection"/> 
      <definition value="A coded value specifying the technique that is used to perform the procedure."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="SpecimenCollectionMethod"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="The  technique that is used to perform the procedure"/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-collection-method"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-7"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".methodCode"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection.bodySite">
      <path value="Specimen.collection.bodySite"/> 
      <short value="Anatomical collection site"/> 
      <definition value="Anatomical location from which the specimen was collected (if subject is a patient). This
       is the target site.  This element is not used for environmental specimens."/> 
      <comment value="If the use case requires  BodySite to be handled as a separate resource instead of an
       inline coded element (e.g. to identify and track separately)  then use the standard extension
       [body-site-instance](extension-body-site-instance.html)."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="BodySite"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="Codes describing anatomical locations. May include laterality."/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/body-site"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-8 and SPM-9"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".targetSiteCode"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.processing">
      <path value="Specimen.processing"/> 
      <short value="Processing and processing step details"/> 
      <definition value="Details concerning processing and processing steps for the specimen."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="BackboneElement"/> 
      </type> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ele-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() | (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=SBJ].act[code=SPCTRT, moodCode=EVN]"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.processing.id">
      <path value="Specimen.processing.id"/> 
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/> 
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/> 
      <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any
       string value that does not contain spaces."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Element.id"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.processing.extension">
      <path value="Specimen.processing.extension"/> 
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a
       strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
       implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
       be met as part of the definition of the extension."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Element.extension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.processing.modifierExtension">
      <path value="Specimen.processing.modifierExtension"/> 
      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it. Usually
       modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order to make the use of extensions
       safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and
       use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is
       a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications
       processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <alias value="modifiers"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="BackboneElement.modifierExtension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="N/A"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.processing.description">
      <path value="Specimen.processing.description"/> 
      <short value="Textual description of procedure"/> 
      <definition value="Textual description of procedure."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".text"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.processing.procedure">
      <path value="Specimen.processing.procedure"/> 
      <short value="Indicates the treatment step  applied to the specimen"/> 
      <definition value="A coded value specifying the procedure used to process the specimen."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="SpecimenProcessingProcedure"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="Type indicating the technique used to process the specimen"/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-processing-procedure"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".code"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.processing.additive">
      <path value="Specimen.processing.additive"/> 
      <short value="Material used in the processing step"/> 
      <definition value="Material used in the processing step."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-6"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=CSM].role[classCode=ADTV].code"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.processing.time[x]">
      <path value="Specimen.processing.time[x]"/> 
      <short value="Date and time of specimen processing"/> 
      <definition value="A record of the time or period when the specimen processing occurred.  For example the
       time of sample fixation or the period of time the sample was in formalin."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="dateTime"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Period"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".effectiveTime"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container">
      <path value="Specimen.container"/> 
      <short value="Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.)"/> 
      <definition value="The container holding the specimen.  The recursive nature of containers; i.e. blood in
       tube in tray in rack is not addressed here."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="BackboneElement"/> 
      </type> 
      <constraint> 
        <key value="ele-1"/> 
        <severity value="error"/> 
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> 
        <expression value="hasValue() | (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/> 
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> 
        <source value="Element"/> 
      </constraint> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".player.scopingRole[classCode=CONT].scoper"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.id">
      <path value="Specimen.container.id"/> 
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/> 
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/> 
      <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any
       string value that does not contain spaces."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Element.id"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="1"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.extension">
      <path value="Specimen.container.extension"/> 
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a
       strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
       implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
       be met as part of the definition of the extension."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="Element.extension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="n/a"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.modifierExtension">
      <path value="Specimen.container.modifierExtension"/> 
      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/> 
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it. Usually
       modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order to make the use of extensions
       safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and
       use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is
       a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications
       processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/> 
      <comment value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/> 
      <alias value="extensions"/> 
      <alias value="user content"/> 
      <alias value="modifiers"/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <base> 
        <path value="BackboneElement.modifierExtension"/> 
        <min value="0"/> 
        <max value="*"/> 
      </base> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Extension"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="N/A"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.identifier">
      <path value="Specimen.container.identifier"/> 
      <short value="Id for the container"/> 
      <definition value="Id for container. There may be multiple; a manufacturer's bar code, lab assigned identifier,
       etc. The container ID may differ from the specimen id in some circumstances."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Identifier"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SAC-3"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".id"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.description">
      <path value="Specimen.container.description"/> 
      <short value="Textual description of the container"/> 
      <definition value="Textual description of the container."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".desc"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.type">
      <path value="Specimen.container.type"/> 
      <short value="Kind of container directly associated with specimen"/> 
      <definition value="The type of container associated with the specimen (e.g. slide, aliquot, etc.)."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="SpecimenContainerType"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="Type of specimen container"/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-container-type"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-27"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".code"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.capacity">
      <path value="Specimen.container.capacity"/> 
      <short value="Container volume or size"/> 
      <definition value="The capacity (volume or other measure) the container may contain."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Quantity"/> 
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SimpleQuantity"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="one of: SAC 16, SAC17 and SAC 20, or SAC 21 and SAC 20"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".quantity"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.specimenQuantity">
      <path value="Specimen.container.specimenQuantity"/> 
      <short value="Quantity of specimen within container"/> 
      <definition value="The quantity of specimen in the container; may be volume, dimensions, or other appropriate
       measurements, depending on the specimen type."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Quantity"/> 
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SimpleQuantity"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SAC-23 (value) SAC-24 (units"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".playedRole[classCode=CONT].quantity"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.additive[x]">
      <path value="Specimen.container.additive[x]"/> 
      <short value="Additive associated with container"/> 
      <definition value="Introduced substance to preserve, maintain or enhance the specimen. Examples: Formalin,
       Citrate, EDTA."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance"/> 
      </type> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="SpecimenContainerAdditive"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="Substance added to specimen container"/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v2-0371"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SAC-27"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".scopesRole[classCode=ADTV].player"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.note">
      <path value="Specimen.note"/> 
      <short value="Comments"/> 
      <definition value="To communicate any details or issues about the specimen or during the specimen collection.
       (for example: broken vial, sent with patient, frozen)."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Annotation"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="OBX"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".inboundRelationship[typeCode=SUBJ].source[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN, code=&quot;annotation&quot;]
        .value"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
  </snapshot> 
  <differential> 
    <element id="Specimen">
      <path value="Specimen"/> 
      <short value="Sample for analysis"/> 
      <definition value="A sample to be used for analysis."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="Role[classCode=SPEC]"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="clinical.diagnostics"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.identifier">
      <path value="Specimen.identifier"/> 
      <short value="External Identifier"/> 
      <definition value="Id for specimen."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Identifier"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-2"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".id"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="id"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.accessionIdentifier">
      <path value="Specimen.accessionIdentifier"/> 
      <short value="Identifier assigned by the lab"/> 
      <definition value="The identifier assigned by the lab when accessioning specimen(s). This is not necessarily
       the same as the specimen identifier, depending on local lab procedures."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Identifier"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-30 (v2.7+)"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=SBJ].act[classCode=ACSN, moodCode=EVN].id"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="id"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.status">
      <path value="Specimen.status"/> 
      <short value="available | unavailable | unsatisfactory | entered-in-error"/> 
      <definition value="The availability of the specimen."/> 
      <comment value="This element is labeled as a modifier because the status contains codes that mark the
       resource as not currently valid."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="code"/> 
      </type> 
      <isModifier value="true"/> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="SpecimenStatus"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="required"/> 
        <description value="Codes providing the status/availability of a specimen."/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-status"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-20"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="status"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="status"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.type">
      <path value="Specimen.type"/> 
      <short value="Kind of material that forms the specimen"/> 
      <definition value="The kind of material that forms the specimen."/> 
      <comment value="The type can change the way that a specimen is handled, and drives what kind of analyses
       can properly be performed on the specimen. It is frequently used in diagnostic work flow
       decision making systems."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="SpecimenType"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="The type of the specimen."/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v2-0487"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-4 and possibly SPM-5"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".code"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="what"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.subject">
      <path value="Specimen.subject"/> 
      <short value="Where the specimen came from. This may be from the patient(s) or from the environment
       or a device"/> 
      <definition value="Where the specimen came from. This may be from the patient(s) or from the environment
       or a device."/> 
      <requirements value="Must know the subject context."/> 
      <min value="1"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".scoper  or  .scoper.playsRole"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="who.focus"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.receivedTime">
      <path value="Specimen.receivedTime"/> 
      <short value="The time when specimen was received for processing"/> 
      <definition value="Time when specimen was received for processing or testing."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="dateTime"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-18"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=SBJ].act[code=SPCREC, moodCode=EVN].effectiveTime"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="when.done"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.parent">
      <path value="Specimen.parent"/> 
      <short value="Specimen from which this specimen originated"/> 
      <definition value="Reference to the parent (source) specimen which is used when the specimen was either derived
       from or a component of another specimen."/> 
      <comment value="The parent specimen could be the source from which the current specimen is derived by some
       processing step (e.g. an aliquot or isolate or extracted nucleic acids from clinical samples) or one
       of many specimens that were combined to create a pooled sample."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Specimen"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".scoper (if parent) .player.scopesRole[classCode=SPEC].player (if child)"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.request">
      <path value="Specimen.request"/> 
      <short value="Why the specimen was collected"/> 
      <definition value="Details concerning a test or procedure request that required a specimen to be collected."/> 
      <comment value="The request may be explicit or implied such with a ProcedureRequest that requires a blood
       draw."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ProcedureRequest"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="ORC? OBR-2/3?"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value="outboundRelationship[typeCode=FLFS].target"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="why"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection">
      <path value="Specimen.collection"/> 
      <short value="Collection details"/> 
      <definition value="Details concerning the specimen collection."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="BackboneElement"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-14"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=SBJ].act[classCode=SPECCOLLECT, moodCode=EVN]"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection.collector">
      <path value="Specimen.collection.collector"/> 
      <short value="Who collected the specimen"/> 
      <definition value="Person who collected the specimen."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="PRT"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=PFM].role"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="who.actor"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection.collected[x]">
      <path value="Specimen.collection.collected[x]"/> 
      <short value="Collection time"/> 
      <definition value="Time when specimen was collected from subject - the physiologically relevant time."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="dateTime"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Period"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-17"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".effectiveTime"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="w5"/> 
        <map value="when.init"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection.quantity">
      <path value="Specimen.collection.quantity"/> 
      <short value="The quantity of specimen collected"/> 
      <definition value="The quantity of specimen collected; for instance the volume of a blood sample, or the
       physical measurement of an anatomic pathology sample."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Quantity"/> 
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SimpleQuantity"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-12"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=SBJ].role[classCode=SPEC].player.quantity"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection.method">
      <path value="Specimen.collection.method"/> 
      <short value="Technique used to perform collection"/> 
      <definition value="A coded value specifying the technique that is used to perform the procedure."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="SpecimenCollectionMethod"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="The  technique that is used to perform the procedure"/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-collection-method"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-7"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".methodCode"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.collection.bodySite">
      <path value="Specimen.collection.bodySite"/> 
      <short value="Anatomical collection site"/> 
      <definition value="Anatomical location from which the specimen was collected (if subject is a patient). This
       is the target site.  This element is not used for environmental specimens."/> 
      <comment value="If the use case requires  BodySite to be handled as a separate resource instead of an
       inline coded element (e.g. to identify and track separately)  then use the standard extension
       [body-site-instance](extension-body-site-instance.html)."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="BodySite"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="Codes describing anatomical locations. May include laterality."/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/body-site"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-8 and SPM-9"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".targetSiteCode"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.processing">
      <path value="Specimen.processing"/> 
      <short value="Processing and processing step details"/> 
      <definition value="Details concerning processing and processing steps for the specimen."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="BackboneElement"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=SBJ].act[code=SPCTRT, moodCode=EVN]"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.processing.description">
      <path value="Specimen.processing.description"/> 
      <short value="Textual description of procedure"/> 
      <definition value="Textual description of procedure."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".text"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.processing.procedure">
      <path value="Specimen.processing.procedure"/> 
      <short value="Indicates the treatment step  applied to the specimen"/> 
      <definition value="A coded value specifying the procedure used to process the specimen."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="SpecimenProcessingProcedure"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="Type indicating the technique used to process the specimen"/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-processing-procedure"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".code"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.processing.additive">
      <path value="Specimen.processing.additive"/> 
      <short value="Material used in the processing step"/> 
      <definition value="Material used in the processing step."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-6"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=CSM].role[classCode=ADTV].code"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.processing.time[x]">
      <path value="Specimen.processing.time[x]"/> 
      <short value="Date and time of specimen processing"/> 
      <definition value="A record of the time or period when the specimen processing occurred.  For example the
       time of sample fixation or the period of time the sample was in formalin."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="dateTime"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Period"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".effectiveTime"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container">
      <path value="Specimen.container"/> 
      <short value="Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.)"/> 
      <definition value="The container holding the specimen.  The recursive nature of containers; i.e. blood in
       tube in tray in rack is not addressed here."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="BackboneElement"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".player.scopingRole[classCode=CONT].scoper"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.identifier">
      <path value="Specimen.container.identifier"/> 
      <short value="Id for the container"/> 
      <definition value="Id for container. There may be multiple; a manufacturer's bar code, lab assigned identifier,
       etc. The container ID may differ from the specimen id in some circumstances."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Identifier"/> 
      </type> 
      <isSummary value="true"/> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SAC-3"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".id"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.description">
      <path value="Specimen.container.description"/> 
      <short value="Textual description of the container"/> 
      <definition value="Textual description of the container."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="string"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".desc"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.type">
      <path value="Specimen.container.type"/> 
      <short value="Kind of container directly associated with specimen"/> 
      <definition value="The type of container associated with the specimen (e.g. slide, aliquot, etc.)."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="SpecimenContainerType"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="Type of specimen container"/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-container-type"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SPM-27"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".code"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.capacity">
      <path value="Specimen.container.capacity"/> 
      <short value="Container volume or size"/> 
      <definition value="The capacity (volume or other measure) the container may contain."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Quantity"/> 
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SimpleQuantity"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="one of: SAC 16, SAC17 and SAC 20, or SAC 21 and SAC 20"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".quantity"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.specimenQuantity">
      <path value="Specimen.container.specimenQuantity"/> 
      <short value="Quantity of specimen within container"/> 
      <definition value="The quantity of specimen in the container; may be volume, dimensions, or other appropriate
       measurements, depending on the specimen type."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Quantity"/> 
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SimpleQuantity"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SAC-23 (value) SAC-24 (units"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".playedRole[classCode=CONT].quantity"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.container.additive[x]">
      <path value="Specimen.container.additive[x]"/> 
      <short value="Additive associated with container"/> 
      <definition value="Introduced substance to preserve, maintain or enhance the specimen. Examples: Formalin,
       Citrate, EDTA."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="1"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/> 
      </type> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Reference"/> 
        <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance"/> 
      </type> 
      <binding> 
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
          <valueString value="SpecimenContainerAdditive"/> 
        </extension> 
        <strength value="example"/> 
        <description value="Substance added to specimen container"/> 
        <valueSetReference> 
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v2-0371"/> 
        </valueSetReference> 
      </binding> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="SAC-27"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".scopesRole[classCode=ADTV].player"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
    <element id="Specimen.note">
      <path value="Specimen.note"/> 
      <short value="Comments"/> 
      <definition value="To communicate any details or issues about the specimen or during the specimen collection.
       (for example: broken vial, sent with patient, frozen)."/> 
      <min value="0"/> 
      <max value="*"/> 
      <type> 
        <code value="Annotation"/> 
      </type> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="v2"/> 
        <map value="OBX"/> 
      </mapping> 
      <mapping> 
        <identity value="rim"/> 
        <map value=".inboundRelationship[typeCode=SUBJ].source[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN, code=&quot;annotation&quot;]
        .value"/> 
      </mapping> 
    </element> 
  </differential> 
</StructureDefinition> 

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.