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HL7 V2 | TABLE 0492

Table 0492: Specimen Appropriateness

Table of codes specifying the suitability of the specimen for the particular planned use as determined by the filler.

Type
User-defined (site-defined)
Codes
4
Introduced
HL7 v2.5
Used in
SPM-23
THO code system
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0492
OID
2.16.840.1.113883.18.316

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

CodeMeaningStatus
PPreferred
AAppropriate
IInappropriate
??Inappropriate due to ...Deprecated in v2.9

Where it's used

ElementNameFHIR (v2-to-FHIR mapping)
SPM-23Specimen Appropriateness—

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.