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Definition for Code SystemSpecimenStatus
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "specimen-status",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2025-04-01T12:16:37.966+11:00",
"profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"]
"lastUpdated" : "2025-11-24T20:46:00.100+00:00"
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem specimen-status</b></p><a name=\"specimen-status\"> </a><a name=\"hcspecimen-status\"> </a><a name=\"specimen-status-en-AU\"> </a><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\"/><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Profile: <a href=\"shareablecodesystem.html\">Shareable CodeSystem</a></p></div><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-status</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">available<a name=\"specimen-status-available\"> </a></td><td>Available</td><td>The physical specimen is present and in good condition.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">unavailable<a name=\"specimen-status-unavailable\"> </a></td><td>Unavailable</td><td>There is no physical specimen because it is either lost, destroyed or consumed.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">unsatisfactory<a name=\"specimen-status-unsatisfactory\"> </a></td><td>Unsatisfactory</td><td>The specimen cannot be used because of a quality issue such as a broken container, contamination, or too old.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">entered-in-error<a name=\"specimen-status-entered-in-error\"> </a></td><td>Entered in Error</td><td>The specimen was entered in error and therefore nullified.</td></tr></table></div>"
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem specimen-status</b></p><a name=\"specimen-status\"> </a><a name=\"hcspecimen-status\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-status</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">available<a name=\"specimen-status-available\"> </a></td><td>Available</td><td>The physical specimen is present and in good condition.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">unavailable<a name=\"specimen-status-unavailable\"> </a></td><td>Unavailable</td><td>There is no physical specimen because it is either lost, destroyed or consumed.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">unsatisfactory<a name=\"specimen-status-unsatisfactory\"> </a></td><td>Unsatisfactory</td><td>The specimen cannot be used because of a quality issue such as a broken container, contamination, or too old.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">entered-in-error<a name=\"specimen-status-entered-in-error\"> </a></td><td>Entered in Error</td><td>The specimen was entered in error and therefore nullified.</td></tr></table></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "oo"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "trial-use"
"valueCode" : "normative"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 2
"valueInteger" : 3
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-status",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.472"
},
{
"use" : "old",
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.465"
},
{
"use" : "old",
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.426"
}],
"version" : "6.0.0-ballot3",
"name" : "SpecimenStatus",
"title" : "Specimen Status",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system" : "email",
"value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}]
}],
"description" : "Codes providing the status/availability of a specimen.",
"jurisdiction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}]
}],
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-status",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "available",
"display" : "Available",
"definition" : "The physical specimen is present and in good condition."
},
{
"code" : "unavailable",
"display" : "Unavailable",
"definition" : "There is no physical specimen because it is either lost, destroyed or consumed."
},
{
"code" : "unsatisfactory",
"display" : "Unsatisfactory",
"definition" : "The specimen cannot be used because of a quality issue such as a broken container, contamination, or too old."
},
{
"code" : "entered-in-error",
"display" : "Entered in Error",
"definition" : "The specimen was entered in error and therefore nullified."
}]
}
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.
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12:21+1100.
20:48+0000.
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