Definition for Code System SpecimenStatus SystemSpecimenStatus

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          The specimen cannot be used because of a quality issue such as a broken container, contamination,
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    The specimen cannot be used because of a quality issue such as a broken container, contamination,
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  <id value="specimen-status"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2025-11-24T20:46:00.100+00:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <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>   </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="3"/>   </extension>   <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/specimen-status"/>   <identifier>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.472"/>   </identifier>   <identifier>     <use value="old"/>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.465"/>   </identifier>   <identifier>     <use value="old"/>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.426"/>   </identifier>   <version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/>   <name value="SpecimenStatus"/>   <title value="Specimen Status"/>   <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 status/availability of a 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-status"/>   <content value="complete"/>   <concept>     <code value="available"/>     <display value="Available"/>     <definition value="The physical specimen is present and in good condition."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="unavailable"/>     <display value="Unavailable"/>     <definition value="There is no physical specimen because it is either lost, destroyed or consumed."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="unsatisfactory"/>     <display value="Unsatisfactory"/>     <definition value="The specimen cannot be used because of a quality issue such as a broken container,

     contamination, or too old."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="entered-in-error"/>     <display value="Entered in Error"/>     <definition value="The specimen was entered in error and therefore nullified."/>   </concept> 


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