HL7 V2 | TABLE 0376
Table 0376: Special Handling Code
Table of codes describing how a specimen and/or container needs to be handled from the time of collection through the initiation of testing.
- Type
- User-defined (site-defined)
- Codes
- 17
- Introduced
- HL7 v2.4
- Used in
- SPM-15, SAC-43, PAC-7, OM4-15
- THO code system
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376- 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 |
|---|---|
C37 | Body temperature |
AMB | Ambient temperature |
CAMB | Critical ambient temperature |
REF | Refrigerated temperature |
CREF | Critical refrigerated temperature |
FRZ | Frozen temperature |
CFRZ | Critical frozen temperature |
DFRZ | Deep frozen |
UFRZ | Ultra frozen |
NTR | Liquid nitrogen |
PRTL | Protect from light |
CATM | Protect from air |
DRY | Dry |
PSO | No shock |
PSA | Do not shake |
UPR | Upright |
MTLF | Metal Free |
Where it's used
| Element | Name | FHIR (v2-to-FHIR mapping) |
|---|---|---|
SPM-15 | Specimen Handling Code | — |
SAC-43 | — | |
PAC-7 | — | |
OM4-15 | — |
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.