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4.3.2.84 HL7 v3 Value Set ObservationMethod

Vocabulary

Work Group

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This value set (http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-ObservationMethod) is defined as part of HL7 v3.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/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:

2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.20423 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

This value set is the designated 'entire code system' value set for v3 Code System ObservationMethod

4.3.2.84.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Include all codes defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ObservationMethod

4.3.2.84.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 20 Dec 2017

This value set contains 300 concepts

Expansion based on http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ObservationMethod version 2017-07-31

All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ObservationMethod

Lvl	Code	Display	Definition
0	_DecisionObservationMethod	DecisionObservationMethod	Provides codes for decision methods, initially for assessing the causality of events.
1	ALGM	algorithm	Reaching a decision through the application of an algorithm designed to weigh the different factors involved.
2	BYCL	bayesian calculation	Reaching a decision through the use of Bayesian statistical analysis.
1	GINT	global introspection	Reaching a decision by consideration of the totality of factors involved in order to reach a judgement.
0	_GeneticObservationMethod	GeneticObservationMethod	A code that provides additional detail about the means or technique used to ascertain the genetic analysis. Example, PCR, Micro Array
1	PCR	PCR	Description: Polymerase Chain Reaction
0	_ObservationMethodAggregate	observation method aggregate	Provides additional detail about the aggregation methods used to compute the aggregated values for an observation. This is an abstract code.
1	AVERAGE	average	Average of non-null values in the referenced set of values
1	COUNT	count	Count of non-null values in the referenced set of values
1	MAX	maxima	Largest of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
1	MEDIAN	median	The median of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
1	MIN	minima	Smallest of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
1	MODE	mode	The most common value of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
1	STDEV.P	population standard deviation	Standard Deviation of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over the population.
1	STDEV.S	sample standard deviation	Standard Deviation of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over a sample of the population.
1	SUM	sum	Sum of non-null values in the referenced set of values
1	VARIANCE.P	population variance	Variance of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over the population.
1	VARIANCE.S	sample variance	Variance of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over a sample of the population.
0	_VerificationMethod	VerificationMethod	VerificationMethod
1	VDOC	document verification	Verification by means of document. Example: Fax, letter, attachment to e-mail.
1	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.
1	VTOKEN	electronic token verification	Verification by means of electronic token. Example: smartcard, magnetic swipe card, RFID device.
1	VVOICE	voice-based verification	Verification by means of voice. Example: By speaking with or calling the Coverage Administrator or Covered Party
0	0001	Complement fixation	Complement fixation
0	0002	Computed axial tomography	Computed axial tomography
0	0003	HLAR agar test	Susceptibility, High Level Aminoglycoside Resistance agar test
0	0004	Macroscopic observation	Visual, Macroscopic observation
0	0005	Magnetic resonance	Computed, Magnetic resonance
0	0006	Morphometry	Computed, Morphometry
0	0007	Positron emission tomography	Computed, Positron emission tomography
0	0008	SAMHSA confirmation	SAMHSA drug assay confirmation
0	0009	SAMHSA screening	SAMHSA drug assay screening
0	0010	Serum Neutralization	Serum Neutralization
0	0011	Titration	Titration
0	0012	Ultrasound	Ultrasound
0	0013	X-ray crystallography	X-ray crystallography
0	0014	Agglutination	Agglutination
0	0015	Buffered acidified plate agglutination	Agglutination, Buffered acidified plate
0	0016	Card agglutination	Agglutination, Card
0	0017	Hemagglutination	Agglutination, Hemagglutination
0	0018	Hemagglutination inhibition	Agglutination, Hemagglutination inhibition
0	0019	Latex agglutination	Agglutination, Latex
0	0020	Plate agglutination	Agglutination, Plate
0	0021	Rapid agglutination	Agglutination, Rapid Plate
0	0022	RBC agglutination	Agglutination, RBC
0	0023	Rivanol agglutination	Agglutination, Rivanol
0	0024	Tube agglutination	Agglutination, Tube
0	0025	Bioassay	Bioassay
0	0026	Animal Inoculation	Bioassay, Animal Inoculation
0	0027	Cytotoxicity	Bioassay, Cytotoxicity
0	0028	Embryo infective dose 50	Bioassay, Embryo Infective Dose 50
0	0029	Embryo lethal dose 50	Bioassay, Embryo Lethal Dose 50
0	0030	Mouse intercerebral inoculation	Bioassay, Mouse intercerebral inoculation
0	0031	Bioassay, qualitative	Bioassay, qualitative
0	0032	Bioassay, quantitative	Bioassay, quantitative
0	0033	Chemical method	Chemical
0	0034	Differential light absorption chemical test	Chemical, Differential light absorption
0	0035	Dipstick	Chemical, Dipstick
0	0036	Dipstick colorimetric laboratory test	Chemical, Dipstick colorimetric laboratory test
0	0037	Test strip	Chemical, Test strip
0	0038	Chromatography	Chromatography
0	0039	Affinity chromatography	Chromatography, Affinity
0	0040	Gas liquid chromatography	Chromatography, Gas liquid
0	0041	High performance liquid chromatography	Chromatography, High performance liquid
0	0042	Liquid Chromatography	Chromatography, Liquid
0	0043	Protein A affinity chromatography	Chromatography, Protein A affinity
0	0044	Coagulation	Coagulation
0	0045	Tilt tube coagulation time	Coagulation, Tilt tube
0	0046	Tilt tube reptilase induced coagulation	Coagulation, Tilt tube reptilase induced
0	0047	Automated count	Count, Automated
0	0048	Manual cell count	Count, Manual
0	0049	Platelet count, Rees-Ecker	Count, Platelet, Rees-Ecker
0	0050	Aerobic Culture	Culture, Aerobic
0	0051	Anaerobic Culture	Culture, Anaerobic
0	0052	Chicken embryo culture	Culture, Chicken Embryo
0	0053	Delayed secondary enrichment	Culture, Delayed secondary enrichment
0	0054	Microaerophilic Culture	Culture, Microaerophilic
0	0055	Quantitative microbial culture, cup	Culture, Quantitative microbial, cup
0	0056	Quantitative microbial culture, droplet	Culture, Quantitative microbial, droplet
0	0057	Quantitative microbial culture, filter paper	Culture, Quantitative microbial, filter paper
0	0058	Quantitative microbial culture, pad culture	Culture, Quantitative microbial, pad
0	0059	Quantitative microbial culture, pour plate	Culture, Quantitative microbial, pour plate
0	0060	Quantitative microbial culture, surface streak	Culture, Quantitative microbial, surface streak
0	0061	Somatic Cell culture	Culture, Somatic Cell
0	0062	Agar diffusion	Diffusion, Agar
0	0063	Agar Gel Immunodiffusion	Diffusion, Agar Gel Immunodiffusion
0	0064	Electrophoresis	Electrophoresis
0	0065	Agaorse gel electrophoresis	Electrophoresis, Agaorse gel
0	0066	Electrophoresis, citrate agar	Electrophoresis, citrate agar
0	0067	Immunoelectrophoresis	Electrophoresis, Immuno
0	0068	Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis	Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide gel
0	0069	Starch gel electrophoresis	Electrophoresis, Starch gel
0	0070	ELISA	ELISA
0	0071	ELISA, antigen capture	ELISA, antigen capture
0	0072	ELISA, avidin biotin peroxidase complex	ELISA, avidin biotin peroxidase complex
0	0073	Kinetic ELISA	ELISA, Kinetic
0	0074	ELISA, peroxidase-antiperoxidase	ELISA, peroxidase-antiperoxidase
0	0075	API 20 Strep	Identification, API 20 Strep
0	0076	API 20A	Identification, API 20A
0	0077	API 20C AUX	Identification, API 20C AUX
0	0078	API 20E	Identification, API 20E
0	0079	API 20NE	Identification, API 20NE
0	0080	API 50 CH	Identification, API 50 CH
0	0081	API An-IDENT	Identification, API An-IDENT
0	0082	API Coryne	Identification, API Coryne
0	0083	API Rapid 20E	Identification, API Rapid 20E
0	0084	API Staph	Identification, API Staph
0	0085	API ZYM	Identification, API ZYM
0	0086	Bacterial identification	Identification, Bacterial
0	0087	mini VIDAS	Identification, mini VIDAS
0	0088	Phage susceptibility typing	Identification, Phage susceptibility typing
0	0089	Quad-FERM+	Identification, Quad-FERM+
0	0090	RAPIDEC Staph	Identification, RAPIDEC Staph
0	0091	Staphaurex	Identification, Staphaurex
0	0092	VIDAS	Identification, VIDAS
0	0093	Vitek	Identification, Vitek
0	0094	VITEK 2	Identification, VITEK 2
0	0095	Immune stain	Immune stain
0	0096	Immunofluorescent antibody, direct	Immune stain, Immunofluorescent antibody, direct
0	0097	Immunofluorescent antibody, indirect	Immune stain, Immunofluorescent antibody, indirect
0	0098	Immunoperoxidase, Avidin-Biotin Complex	Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Avidin-Biotin Complex
0	0099	Immunoperoxidase, Peroxidase anti-peroxidase complex	Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Peroxidase anti-peroxidase complex
0	0100	Immunoperoxidase, Protein A-peroxidase complex	Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Protein A-peroxidase complex
0	0101	Immunoassay	Immunoassay
0	0102	Immunoassay, qualitative, multiple step	Immunoassay, qualitative, multiple step
0	0103	Immunoassay, qualitative, single step	Immunoassay, qualitative, single step
0	0104	Radioimmunoassay	Immunoassay, Radioimmunoassay
0	0105	Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, multiple step	Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, multiple step
0	0106	Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, single step	Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, single step
0	0107	Microscopy	Microscopy
0	0108	Darkfield microscopy	Microscopy, Darkfield
0	0109	Electron microscopy	Microscopy, Electron
0	0110	Electron microscopy tomography	Microscopy, Electron microscopy tomography
0	0111	Electron microscopy, negative stain	Microscopy, Electron, negative stain
0	0112	Electron microscopy, thick section	Microscopy, Electron, thick section transmission
0	0113	Electron microscopy, thin section	Microscopy, Electron, thin section transmission
0	0114	Microscopy, Light	Microscopy, Light
0	0115	Polarizing light microscopy	Microscopy, Polarized light
0	0116	Scanning electron microscopy	Microscopy, Scanning electron
0	0117	Transmission electron microscopy	Microscopy, Transmission electron
0	0118	Transparent tape direct examination	Microscopy, Transparent tape direct examination
0	0119	3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication	Molecular, 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication
0	0120	Branched Chain DNA	Molecular, Branched Chain DNA
0	0121	Hybridization Protection Assay	Molecular, Hybridization Protection Assay
0	0122	Immune blot	Molecular, Immune blot
0	0123	In-situ hybridization	Molecular, In-situ hybridization
0	0124	Ligase Chain Reaction	Molecular, Ligase Chain Reaction
0	0125	Ligation Activated Transcription	Molecular, Ligation Activated Transcription
0	0126	Nucleic Acid Probe	Molecular, Nucleic Acid Probe
0	0128	Nucleic acid probe with amplification	Molecular, Nucleic acid probe with amplification Rationale: Duplicate of code 0126. Use code 0126 instead.
0	0129	Nucleic acid probe with target amplification	Molecular, Nucleic acid probe with target amplification
0	0130	Nucleic acid reverse transcription	Molecular, Nucleic acid reverse transcription
0	0131	Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Analysis	Molecular, Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Analysis
0	0132	Polymerase chain reaction	Molecular, Polymerase chain reaction
0	0133	Q-Beta Replicase or probe amplification category method	Molecular, Q-Beta Replicase or probe amplification category method
0	0134	Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism	Molecular, Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
0	0135	Southern Blot	Molecular, Southern Blot
0	0136	Strand Displacement Amplification	Molecular, Strand Displacement Amplification
0	0137	Transcription Mediated Amplification	Molecular, Transcription Mediated Amplification
0	0138	Western Blot	Molecular, Western Blot
0	0139	Flocculation	Precipitation, Flocculation
0	0140	Immune precipitation	Precipitation, Immune precipitation
0	0141	Milk ring test	Precipitation, Milk ring test
0	0142	Precipitin	Precipitation, Precipitin
0	0143	Acid fast stain	Stain, Acid fast
0	0144	Acid fast stain, fluorochrome	Stain, Acid fast, fluorochrome
0	0145	Acid fast stain, Kinyoun's cold carbolfuchsin	Stain, Acid fast, Kinyoun's cold carbolfuchsin
0	0146	Acid fast stain, Ziehl-Neelsen	Stain, Acid fast, Ziehl-Neelsen
0	0147	Acid phosphatase stain	Stain, Acid phosphatase
0	0148	Acridine orange stain	Stain, Acridine orange
0	0149	Active brilliant orange KH stain	Stain, Active brilliant orange KH
0	0150	Alazarin red S stain	Stain, Alazarin red S
0	0151	Alcian blue stain	Stain, Alcian blue
0	0152	Alcian blue with Periodic acid Schiff stain	Stain, Alcian blue with Periodic acid Schiff
0	0153	Argentaffin stain	Stain, Argentaffin
0	0154	Argentaffin silver stain	Stain, Argentaffin silver
0	0155	Azure-eosin stain	Stain, Azure-eosin
0	0156	Basic Fuschin stain	Stain, Basic Fuschin
0	0157	Bennhold stain	Stain, Bennhold
0	0158	Bennhold's Congo red stain	Stain, Bennhold's Congo red
0	0159	Bielschowsky stain	Stain, Bielschowsky
0	0160	Bielschowsky's silver stain	Stain, Bielschowsky's silver
0	0161	Bleach stain	Stain, Bleach
0	0162	Bodian stain	Stain, Bodian
0	0163	Brown-Brenn stain	Stain, Brown-Brenn
0	0164	Butyrate-esterase stain	Stain, Butyrate-esterase
0	0165	Calcofluor white fluorescent stain	Stain, Calcofluor white fluorescent
0	0166	Carbol-fuchsin stain	Stain, Carbol-fuchsin
0	0167	Carmine stain	Stain, Carmine
0	0168	Churukian-Schenk stain	Stain, Churukian-Schenk
0	0169	Congo red stain	Stain, Congo red
0	0170	Cresyl echt violet stain	Stain, Cresyl echt violet
0	0171	Crystal violet stain	Stain, Crystal violet
0	0172	De Galantha stain	Stain, De Galantha
0	0173	Dieterle silver impregnation stain	Stain, Dieterle silver impregnation
0	0174	Fite-Farco stain	Stain, Fite-Farco
0	0175	Fontana-Masson silver stain	Stain, Fontana-Masson silver
0	0176	Fouchet stain	Stain, Fouchet
0	0177	Gomori stain	Stain, Gomori
0	0178	Gomori methenamine silver stain	Stain, Gomori methenamine silver
0	0179	Gomori-Wheatly trichrome stain	Stain, Gomori-Wheatly trichrome
0	0180	Gridley stain	Stain, Gridley
0	0181	Grimelius silver stain	Stain, Grimelius silver
0	0182	Grocott stain	Stain, Grocott
0	0183	Grocott methenamine silver stain	Stain, Grocott methenamine silver
0	0184	Hale's colloidal ferric oxide stain	Stain, Hale's colloidal ferric oxide
0	0185	Hale's colloidal iron stain	Stain, Hale's colloidal iron
0	0186	Hansel stain	Stain, Hansel
0	0187	Harris regressive hematoxylin and eosin stain	Stain, Harris regressive hematoxylin and eosin
0	0188	Hematoxylin and eosin stain	Stain, Hematoxylin and eosin
0	0189	Highman stain	Stain, Highman
0	0190	Holzer stain	Stain, Holzer
0	0191	Iron hematoxylin stain	Stain, Iron hematoxylin
0	0192	Jones stain	Stain, Jones
0	0193	Jones methenamine silver stain	Stain, Jones methenamine silver
0	0194	Kossa stain	Stain, Kossa
0	0195	Lawson-Van Gieson stain	Stain, Lawson-Van Gieson
0	0196	Loeffler methylene blue stain	Stain, Loeffler methylene blue
0	0197	Luxol fast blue with cresyl violet stain	Stain, Luxol fast blue with cresyl violet
0	0198	Luxol fast blue with Periodic acid-Schiff stain	Stain, Luxol fast blue with Periodic acid-Schiff
0	0199	MacNeal's tetrachrome blood stain	Stain, MacNeal's tetrachrome blood
0	0200	Mallory-Heidenhain stain	Stain, Mallory-Heidenhain
0	0201	Masson trichrome stain	Stain, Masson trichrome
0	0202	Mayer mucicarmine stain	Stain, Mayer mucicarmine
0	0203	Mayers progressive hematoxylin and eosin stain	Stain, Mayers progressive hematoxylin and eosin
0	0204	May-Grunwald Giemsa stain	Stain, May-Grunwald Giemsa
0	0205	Methyl green stain	Stain, Methyl green
0	0206	Methyl green pyronin stain	Stain, Methyl green pyronin
0	0207	Modified Gomori-Wheatly trichrome stain	Stain, Modified Gomori-Wheatly trichrome
0	0208	Modified Masson trichrome stain	Stain, Modified Masson trichrome
0	0209	Modified trichrome stain	Stain, Modified trichrome
0	0210	Movat pentachrome stain	Stain, Movat pentachrome
0	0211	Mucicarmine stain	Stain, Mucicarmine
0	0212	Neutral red stain	Stain, Neutral red
0	0213	Night blue stain	Stain, Night blue
0	0214	Non-specific esterase stain	Stain, Non-specific esterase
0	0215	Oil red-O stain	Stain, Oil red-O
0	0216	Orcein stain	Stain, Orcein
0	0217	Perls' stain	Stain, Perls'
0	0218	Phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin stain	Stain, Phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin
0	0219	Potassium ferrocyanide stain	Stain, Potassium ferrocyanide
0	0220	Prussian blue stain	Stain, Prussian blue
0	0221	Putchler modified Bennhold stain	Stain, Putchler modified Bennhold
0	0222	Quinacrine fluorescent stain	Stain, Quinacrine fluorescent
0	0223	Reticulin stain	Stain, Reticulin
0	0224	Rhodamine stain	Stain, Rhodamine
0	0225	Safranin stain	Stain, Safranin
0	0226	Schmorl stain	Stain, Schmorl
0	0227	Seiver-Munger stain	Stain, Seiver-Munger
0	0228	Silver stain	Stain, Silver
0	0229	Specific esterase stain	Stain, Specific esterase
0	0230	Steiner silver stain	Stain, Steiner silver
0	0231	Sudan III stain	Stain, Sudan III
0	0232	Sudan IVI stain	Stain, Sudan IVI
0	0233	Sulfated alcian blue stain	Stain, Sulfated alcian blue
0	0234	Supravital stain	Stain, Supravital
0	0235	Thioflavine-S stain	Stain, Thioflavine-S
0	0236	Three micron Giemsa stain	Stain, Three micron Giemsa
0	0237	Vassar-Culling stain	Stain, Vassar-Culling
0	0238	Vital Stain	Stain, Vital
0	0239	von Kossa stain	Stain, von Kossa
0	0243	Minimum bactericidal concentration test, macrodilution	Susceptibility, Minimum bactericidal concentration, macrodilution
0	0244	Minimum bactericidal concentration test, microdilution	Susceptibility, Minimum bactericidal concentration, microdilution
0	0247	Turbidometric	Turbidometric
0	0248	Refractometric	Turbidometric, Refractometric
0	0249	Thin layer chromatography (TLC)	Chromatography, Thin Layer
0	0250	EMIT	Immunoassay, enzyme-multiplied technique (EMIT)
0	0251	Flow cytometry (FC)	Flow Cytometry
0	0252	Radial immunodiffusion (RID)	Radial Immunodiffusion
0	0253	Fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA)	Immunoassay, Fluorescence Polarization
0	0254	Immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE)	Electrophoresis, Immunofixation
0	0255	Equilibrium dialysis	Dialysis, Direct Equilibrium
0	0256	Kleihauer-Betke acid elution	Acid Elution, Kleihauer-Betke Method
0	0257	Anti-complement immunofluorescence (ACIF)	Immunofluorescence, Anti-Complement
0	0258	GC/MS	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy
0	0259	Nephelometry	Light Scatter, Nephelometry
0	0260	IgE immunoassay antibody	Immunoassay, IgE Antibody Test
0	0261	Lymphocyte Microcytotoxicity Assay	Lymphocyte Microcytotoxicity Assay
0	0262	Spectrophotometry	Spectrophotometry
0	0263	Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS)	Spectrophotometry, Atomic Absorption
0	0264	Ion selective electrode (ISE)	Electrochemical, Ion Selective Electrode
0	0265	Gas chromatography (GC)	Chromatography, Gas
0	0266	Isoelectric focusing (IEF)	Isoelectric Focusing
0	0267	Immunochemiluminescence	Immunoassay, Chemiluminescent
0	0268	Microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA)	Immunoassay, Microparticle Enzyme
0	0269	ICP/MS	Inductively-Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
0	0270	Immunoradiometric assay (IRMA)	Immunoassay, Immunoradiometric Assay
0	0271	Photo optical clot detection	Coagulation, Photo Optical Clot Detection
0	0280	Susceptibility Testing	Test methods designed to determine a microorganismaTMs susceptibility to being killed by an antibiotic.
1	0240	Antibiotic sensitivity, disk	Susceptibility, Antibiotic sensitivity, disk
1	0241	BACTEC susceptibility test	Susceptibility, BACTEC susceptibility test
1	0242	Disk dilution	Susceptibility, Disk dilution
1	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.
2	0245	Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, macrodilution	Susceptibility, Minimum Inhibitory concentration, macrodilution
2	0246	Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, microdilution	Susceptibility, Minimum Inhibitory concentration, microdilution
1	0273	Viral Genotype Susceptibility	Viral Genotype Susceptibility
1	0274	Viral Phenotype Susceptibility	Viral Phenotype Susceptibility
1	0275	Gradient Strip	Gradient Strip
1	0275a	Minimum Lethal Concentration (MLC)	Minimum Lethal Concentration (MLC)
1	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.
1	0277	Serum bactericidal titer	Serum bactericidal titer
1	0278	Agar screen	Agar screen
1	0279	Disk induction	Disk induction
0	0127	Nucleic acid probe	Molecular, Nucleic acid probe