Definition for Code SystemSpecimenRole

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      This code system 
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  <id value="specimen-role"/> 
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    <lastUpdated value="2025-11-27T16:48:47.349+00:00"/> 
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    <status value="generated"/> 
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        <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem specimen-role</b> 
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      <a name="specimen-role"> </a> 
      <a name="hcspecimen-role"> </a> 
      <p> This case-sensitive code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-role</code>  defines the following codes:
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            <b> Code</b> 
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          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
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          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
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          <td style="white-space:nowrap">b
            <a name="specimen-role-b"> </a> 
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          <td> Blind Sample</td> 
          <td> Used to test the validity of the measurement process, where the composition of
             the sample is unknown except to the person submitting it.
        
        
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             the sample is unknown except to the person submitting it.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">c            <a name="specimen-role-c"> </a>           </td>           <td> Calibrator</td>           <td> Used for initial setting of calibration of the instrument.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">e            <a name="specimen-role-e"> </a>           </td>           <td> Electronic QC</td>           <td> Used with manufactured reference providing signals that simulate QC results.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">f            <a name="specimen-role-f"> </a>           </td>           <td> Filler Organization Proficiency</td> 
          <td> Specimen used for testing proficiency of the organization performing the testing
             (Filler).
        
        
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             (Filler).</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">o            <a name="specimen-role-o"> </a>           </td>           <td> Operator Proficiency</td>           <td> Specimen used for testing Operator Proficiency.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">p            <a name="specimen-role-p"> </a>           </td>           <td> Patient</td>           <td> Used for any patient sample.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">q            <a name="specimen-role-q"> </a>           </td>           <td> Control specimen</td>           <td> Used when specimen is the control specimen (either positive or negative).</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">r            <a name="specimen-role-r"> </a>           </td>           <td> Replicate (of patient sample as a control)</td>           <td> Used when a patient sample is re-run as a control for a repeat test.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">v            <a name="specimen-role-v"> </a>           </td>           <td> Verifying Calibrator</td>           <td> Used for periodic calibration checks.</td>         </tr>       </table>     </div>   </text>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">    <valueCode value="oo"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">    <valueCode value="normative"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">    <valueInteger value="2"/>   </extension>   <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-role"/>   <identifier>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2060"/>   </identifier>   <version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/>   <name value="SpecimenRole"/>   <title value="Specimen Role"/>   <status value="active"/>   <experimental value="false"/>   <date value="2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00"/>   <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>   <contact>     <telecom>       <system value="url"/>       <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>     </telecom>     <telecom>       <system value="email"/>       <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>     </telecom>   </contact>   <description value="Codes providing the combined status of the specimen."/>   <jurisdiction>     <coding>       <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>       <code value="001"/>       <display value="World"/>     </coding>   </jurisdiction>   <caseSensitive value="true"/>   <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-role"/>   <content value="complete"/>   <concept>     <code value="b"/>     <display value="Blind Sample"/> 
    <definition value="Used to test the validity of the measurement process, where the composition of
     the sample is unknown except to the person submitting it.
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    

     the sample is unknown except to the person submitting it."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="c"/>     <display value="Calibrator"/>     <definition value="Used for initial setting of calibration of the instrument."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="e"/>     <display value="Electronic QC"/>     <definition value="Used with manufactured reference providing signals that simulate QC results."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="f"/>     <display value="Filler Organization Proficiency"/> 
    <definition value="Specimen used for testing proficiency of the organization performing the testing
     (Filler).
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    
  

     (Filler)."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="o"/>     <display value="Operator Proficiency"/>     <definition value="Specimen used for testing Operator Proficiency."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="p"/>     <display value="Patient"/>     <definition value="Used for any patient sample."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="q"/>     <display value="Control specimen"/>     <definition value="Used when specimen is the control specimen (either positive or negative)."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="r"/>     <display value="Replicate (of patient sample as a control)"/>     <definition value="Used when a patient sample is re-run as a control for a repeat test."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="v"/>     <display value="Verifying Calibrator"/>     <definition value="Used for periodic calibration checks."/>   </concept> 


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