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4.4.1.268 4.4.1.291 Value Set ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-collection-method

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Responsible Owner: Orders and Observations icon Work Group Draft Use Context : Any Country: World
This is a value set defined by the FHIR project. Name:
Official URL : Version: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-collection-method 4.0.1 Version : 6.0.0-ballot3
draft as of 2025-11-13 Computable Name : FHIRSpecimenCollectionMethod
Title: Flags : FHIR Specimen Collection Method OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.468

This value set is used in the following places:

Definition:

4.4.1.291.1 Definition

This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the method by which a specimen was collected.

4.4.1.291.2 Content Logical Definition

Generated Narrative: ValueSet specimen-collection-method

Last updated: 2025-11-13T03:03:06.418Z

  • Include these codes as defined in http://snomed.info/sct icon version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server) This resource includes content from SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) which is copyright of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO). Implementers of these specifications must have the appropriate SNOMED CT Affiliate license This value set is used in the following places: Resource: Specimen.collection.method
    Code Display
    Committee: 129316008 icon Aspiration - action
    Orders and Observations 129314006 icon Work Group Biopsy - action
    OID: 129300006 icon 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.468 (for OID based terminology systems) Puncture - action
    Copyright: 129304002 icon Excision - action
    129323009 icon Scraping - for more information contact http://www.snomed.org/snomed-ct/get-snomed-ct or info@snomed.org action
    Source Resource 73416001 icon Urine specimen collection, clean catch
    XML 225113003 icon / JSON Timed urine collection
    70777001 icon Urine specimen collection, catheterized
    386089008 icon (CodeableConcept / Example Collection of coughed sputum
    278450005 icon ) Finger-prick sampling

 

4.4.1.268.1 4.4.1.291.3 Content Logical Definition Expansion

This expansion generated 13 Nov 2025

ValueSet

Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on SNOMED CT International edition 01-Feb 2025

This value set includes codes from the following code systems: contains 10 concepts

Include these codes as defined in http://snomed.info/sct
System Code Display Display (English)
http://snomed.info/sct    129316008 icon Aspiration - action Aspiration - action (qualifier value)
http://snomed.info/sct    129314006 icon Biopsy - action BX - Biopsy
http://snomed.info/sct    129300006 icon Puncture - action Puncture - action (qualifier value)
http://snomed.info/sct    129304002 icon Excision - action Excision - action (qualifier value)
http://snomed.info/sct    129323009 icon Scraping - action Scraping - action (qualifier value)
http://snomed.info/sct    73416001 icon Urine specimen collection, clean catch Urine specimen collection, clean catch (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    225113003 icon Timed urine collection Timed urine collection (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    70777001 icon Urine specimen collection, catheterized Urine specimen collection, catheterized (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    386089008 icon Collection of coughed sputum (procedure) Collection of coughed sputum
http://snomed.info/sct    278450005 icon Finger-prick sampling Finger stick Finger-prick sampling (procedure)

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Lvl A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code system hierarchy - see Code System for further information
Source The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding ). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code