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4.4.1.647 4.4.1.504 ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-processing-method

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Official URL : http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-processing-method Version : 5.0.0 6.0.0-ballot3
draft active as of 2023-03-26 2025-11-27 Computable Name : SpecimenProcessingMethod
Flags : Experimental OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.3215

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.647.1 4.4.1.504.1 Definition

The technique that is used to perform the process or preserve the specimen. These are codes from SNOMED CT - provided as an exemplar value set.

4.4.1.647.2 4.4.1.504.2 Content Logical Definition

Generated Narrative: ValueSet specimen-processing-method

Last updated: 2025-11-27T16:48:47.349Z

  • Include codes from http://snomed.info/sct icon version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server) where concept descends from 9265001 (Specimen processing)

 

4.4.1.647.3 4.4.1.504.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 26 Mar 2023 27 Nov 2025

This value set contains 63 concepts

ValueSet

Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on SNOMED CT International edition 31-July 2022 01-Feb 2025

This value set expansion contains 64 concepts.

http://snomed.info/sct http://snomed.info/sct http://snomed.info/sct http://snomed.info/sct http://snomed.info/sct
System Code System Display Display (English)
http://snomed.info/sct    4064007 icon http://snomed.info/sct Specimen aliquoting Specimen aliquoting (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    9056003 icon http://snomed.info/sct Gross organ fixation and special preparation for museum, liquid media Gross organ fixation and special preparation for museum, liquid media (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    13374006 icon http://snomed.info/sct Hemolysin detection, cold, quantitative Hemolysin detection, cold, quantitative (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    18699002 icon http://snomed.info/sct Clinical laboratory specimen identification Clinical laboratory specimen identification (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    27107005 icon http://snomed.info/sct Osmotic fragility, immediate Osmotic fragility, immediate (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    27872000 icon http://snomed.info/sct Specimen freezing Specimen freezing (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    32989007 icon http://snomed.info/sct Unsatisfactory clinical laboratory specimen identified Unsatisfactory clinical laboratory specimen identified (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    43372004 icon http://snomed.info/sct Specimen dispatch and referral, routine Specimen dispatch and referral, routine (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    47043008 icon http://snomed.info/sct Osmotic fragility, incubated Osmotic fragility, incubated (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    52391000 icon http://snomed.info/sct Hemolysin detection Hemolysin detection (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    53355002 icon http://snomed.info/sct Gross organ fixation and special preparation for museum, solid plastic Gross organ fixation and special preparation for museum, solid plastic (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    56245008 icon http://snomed.info/sct Specimen preparation Specimen preparation (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    61431004 icon http://snomed.info/sct Hemolysin detection, ABO Hemolysin detection, ABO (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    62087002 icon http://snomed.info/sct Clinical laboratory specimen rejection Clinical laboratory specimen rejection (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    66910006 icon http://snomed.info/sct Gross organ fixation and special preparation Gross organ fixation and special preparation (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    69997009 icon http://snomed.info/sct Specimen refrigeration Specimen refrigeration (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    73373003 icon http://snomed.info/sct Specimen centrifugation Specimen centrifugation (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    75126003 icon http://snomed.info/sct Mechanical fragility RBC Mechanical fragility RBC red blood cell (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    79453001 icon http://snomed.info/sct Chain of custody procedure in laboratory specimen handling Chain of custody procedure in laboratory specimen handling (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    80246006 icon http://snomed.info/sct Special stain, blood or bone marrow, explain by report Special stain, blood or bone marrow, explain by report (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    90621001 icon http://snomed.info/sct Specimen dispatch and referral, complex Specimen dispatch and referral, complex (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    103760009 icon Specimen mass measurement Sample weight
http://snomed.info/sct    103761008 icon http://snomed.info/sct Specimen dry weight measurement Specimen dry weight measurement (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    104149001 icon http://snomed.info/sct Acidified serum lysis test, RBC Acidified serum lysis test, RBC red blood cells (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    104150001 icon Sucrose hemolysis test Sugar-water test
http://snomed.info/sct    104151002 icon http://snomed.info/sct Complement lysis sensitivity test, RBC Complement lysis sensitivity test, RBC red blood cell (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    104166004 icon http://snomed.info/sct Nucleic acid molecular isolation or extraction method Nucleic acid molecular isolation or extraction method (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    104720004 icon Hemoglobin, unstable measurement Unstable hemoglobin level
http://snomed.info/sct    105036000 icon http://snomed.info/sct Tissue preparation for drug analysis Tissue preparation for drug analysis (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    115267000 icon http://snomed.info/sct Specimen description Specimen description (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    115597007 icon http://snomed.info/sct Description of specimen character Description of specimen character (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    116707006 icon http://snomed.info/sct Specimen color determination Specimen color determination (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    117032008 icon http://snomed.info/sct Spun specimen Spun specimen (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    117246001 icon http://snomed.info/sct Osmotic fragility test, RBC dilution method Osmotic fragility test, RBC red blood cell dilution method
http://snomed.info/sct    118130000 icon http://snomed.info/sct Examination of specimen for lipemia Examination of specimen for lipemia (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    118131001 icon http://snomed.info/sct Examination of specimen for hemolysis Examination of specimen for hemolysis (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    118132008 icon http://snomed.info/sct Examination of specimen for icterus Examination of specimen for icterus (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    120643004 icon http://snomed.info/sct Cyanide ascorbate screen Cyanide ascorbate screen (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    120647003 icon http://snomed.info/sct Hemolysin detection, cold Hemolysin detection, cold (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    120648008 icon http://snomed.info/sct Hemolysin detection, warm Hemolysin detection, warm (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    252300007 icon http://snomed.info/sct Schumm's test Schumm's Schumm test
http://snomed.info/sct    252301006 icon http://snomed.info/sct Urinary haemosiderin detection Urinary hemosiderin detection (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    252302004 icon http://snomed.info/sct Acidified glycerol lysis test Acidified glycerol lysis test (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    313513005 icon http://snomed.info/sct Sweat weight measurement Sweat weight measurement (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    401297005 icon http://snomed.info/sct Hemolysis screening test (procedure) Hemolysis screening test (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    409077008 icon http://snomed.info/sct Examination for xanthochromia (procedure) Examination for xanthochromia (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    428995007 icon http://snomed.info/sct Receiving of specimen in laboratory (procedure) Receiving of specimen in laboratory (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    433454009 icon http://snomed.info/sct Microdissection of tissue specimen using laser (procedure) Microdissection of tissue specimen using laser (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    734227007 icon http://snomed.info/sct Specimen decontamination (procedure) Specimen decontamination (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    787371004 icon http://snomed.info/sct Recasting of specimen in block (procedure) Recasting of specimen in block (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    787372006 icon http://snomed.info/sct Preparation of large slide from specimen (procedure) Preparation of large slide from specimen (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    787373001 icon http://snomed.info/sct Preparation of slide from specimen Preparation of slide from specimen (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    787374007 icon http://snomed.info/sct Preparation of plastic embedded tissue specimen Preparation of plastic embedded tissue specimen (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    787375008 icon http://snomed.info/sct Preparation of large size formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue specimen Preparation of large size formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue specimen (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    787376009 icon http://snomed.info/sct Preparation of formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue specimen (procedure) Preparation of formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue specimen (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    787378005 icon http://snomed.info/sct Fixation of specimen (procedure) Fixation of specimen (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    787379002 icon http://snomed.info/sct Handling of oriented specimen (procedure) Handling of oriented specimen (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    787995009 icon http://snomed.info/sct Microdissection of tissue specimen Microdissection of tissue specimen (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    866036006 icon http://snomed.info/sct Specimen examination by more than one examiner Specimen examination by more than one examiner (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    866037002 icon Dispatch of specimen for second opinion (procedure) Dispatching of specimen for second opinion
http://snomed.info/sct    866038007 icon http://snomed.info/sct Specimen dispatch (procedure) Specimen dispatch (procedure)
http://snomed.info/sct    866039004 icon Review specimen from own archive (procedure) Reviewing of specimen from own archive
http://snomed.info/sct    1230333008 icon Centrifugation of blood Centrifugation of blood specimen
http://snomed.info/sct    1351524005 icon Centrifugation Transportation of blood specimen (procedure) Transportation of specimen

 

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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