HL7 V2 | TABLE 0489
Table 0489: Risk Codes
Table of codes specifying any known or suspected specimen hazards, e.g., exceptionally infectious agent or blood from a hepatitis patient.
- Type
- User-defined (site-defined)
- Codes
- 11
- Introduced
- HL7 v2.5
- Used in
- SPM-16, PAC-8
- THO code system
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0489- 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 |
|---|---|
BIO | Biological |
COR | Corrosive |
ESC | Escape Risk |
AGG | Aggressive |
IFL | MaterialDangerInflammable |
EXP | Explosive |
INF | MaterialDangerInfectious |
BHZ | Biohazard |
INJ | Injury Hazard |
POI | Poison |
RAD | Radioactive |
Where it's used
| Element | Name | FHIR (v2-to-FHIR mapping) |
|---|---|---|
SPM-16 | Specimen Risk Code | — |
PAC-8 | — |
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.