HL7 V2 | TABLE 0369
Table 0369: Specimen Role
Table of codes that identify the role of a sample.
- Type
- User-defined (site-defined)
- Codes
- 12
- Introduced
- HL7 v2.4
- Used in
- SPM-11, OBR-15
- THO code system
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0369- OID
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User-defined (site-defined): HL7 suggests these values, and each site may use its own. PipeHat notes codes outside this list as information, not errors.
Codes
| Code | Meaning | Definition | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
B | Blind Sample | Used to test the validity of the measurement process, where the composition of the sample is unknown except to the person submitting it. | |
C | Calibrator | Used for initial setting of calibration of the instrument. | |
E | Electronic QC | Used with manufactured reference providing signals that simulate QC results | |
F | Filler Organization Proficiency | Specimen used for testing proficiency of the organization performing the testing (Filler). | |
G | Group | Used when solid specimens consist of multiple individual elements that are not individually identified but can be separated again into the original specimens. The identifiers of the original specimens may be tracked. | |
H | Historical Specimen | This identifies a parent specimen to the specimen that is submitted for testing | N |
L | Pool | Used when aliquots of liquid individual specimens are combined to form a single specimen representing all of the components that are not individually identified. The identifiers of the original specimens may be tracked. | |
O | Operator Proficiency | Specimen used for testing Operator Proficiency. | |
P | Patient | Used for any patient sample. | |
Q | Control specimen | Used when specimen is the control specimen (either positive or negative). | |
R | Replicate (of patient sample as a control) | Used when a patient sample is re-run as a control for a repeat test. | |
V | Verifying Calibrator | Used for periodic calibration checks. |
Where it's used
| Element | Name | FHIR (v2-to-FHIR mapping) |
|---|---|---|
SPM-11 | Specimen Role | — |
OBR-15 | Specimen Source | — |
Elements with a dot (such as CX.5) are data type components, used wherever that data type appears.
Source: HL7 Terminology (THO) 7.4.0 and the HL7 v2-to-FHIR Implementation Guide 1.0.0, published by HL7 International under CC0. Check your trading partner's specification for the values they actually send.