HL7 V2 | TABLE 0488

Table 0488: Specimen Collection Method

HL7-defined table of codes specifying the specimen collection method. Used in Version 2 messaging in the SPM segment.

Type: HL7-defined
Codes: 42
Introduced: HL7 v2.5
Used in: SPM-7
FHIR code system: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0488
THO code system: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0488
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.18.312

HL7-defined: The standard fixes the values. PipeHat flags codes outside this list as warnings.

Codes

Code	Meaning	FHIR code
`FNA`	Aspiration, Fine Needle	`FNA`
`PNA`	Arterial puncture	`PNA`
`BIO`	Biopsy	`129314006`
`BCAE`	Blood Culture, Aerobic Bottle	`BCAE`
`BCAN`	Blood Culture, Anaerobic Bottle	`BCAN`
`BCPD`	Blood Culture, Pediatric Bottle	`BCPD`
`CAP`	Capillary Specimen	`CAP`
`CATH`	Catheterized	`CATH`
`EPLA`	Environmental, Plate	`EPLA`
`ESWA`	Environmental, Swab	`ESWA`
`LNA`	Line, Arterial	`LNA`
`CVP`	Line, CVP	`CVP`
`LNV`	Line, Venous	`LNV`
`MARTL`	Martin-Lewis Agar	`MARTL`
`ML11`	Mod. Martin-Lewis Agar	`ML11`
`PACE`	Pace, Gen-Probe	`PACE`
`PIN`	Pinworm Prep	`PIN`
`KOFFP`	Plate, Cough	`KOFFP`
`MLP`	Plate, Martin-Lewis	`MLP`
`NYP`	Plate, New York City	`NYP`
`TMP`	Plate, Thayer-Martin	`TMP`
`ANP`	Plates, Anaerobic	`ANP`
`BAP`	Plates, Blood Agar	`BAP`
`PRIME`	Pump Prime	`PRIME`
`PUMP`	Pump Specimen	`PUMP`
`QC5`	Quality Control For Micro	`QC5`
`SCLP`	Scalp, Fetal Vein	`SCLP`
`SCRAPS`	Scrapings	`129323009`
`SHA`	Shaving	`SHA`
`SWA`	Swab	`SWA`
`SWD`	Swab, Dacron tipped	`SWD`
`WOOD`	Swab, Wooden Shaft	`WOOD`
`TMOT`	Transport Media,	`TMOT`
`TMAN`	Transport Media, Anaerobic	`TMAN`
`TMCH`	Transport Media, Chalamydia	`TMCH`
`TMM4`	Transport Media, M4	`TMM4`
`TMMY`	Transport Media, Mycoplasma	`TMMY`
`TMPV`	Transport Media, PVA	`TMPV`
`TMSC`	Transport Media, Stool Culture	`TMSC`
`TMUP`	Transport Media, Ureaplasma	`TMUP`
`TMVI`	Transport Media, Viral	`TMVI`
`VENIP`	Venipuncture	`VENIP`

FHIR codes from the HL7 v2-to-FHIR concept map SpecimenCollectionMethod (unconditional mappings only).

Where it's used

Element	Name	FHIR (v2-to-FHIR mapping)
`SPM-7`	Specimen Collection Method	`Specimen.collection.method`

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.