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HL7 V2 | TABLE 0494

Table 0494: Specimen Child Role

HL7-defined table of codes specifying for child specimens the relationship between this specimen and the parent specimen.

Type
HL7-defined
Codes
3
Introduced
HL7 v2.5
Used in
SPM-29
THO code system
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0494
OID
2.16.840.1.113883.18.318

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

Codes

CodeMeaning
AAliquot
CComponent
MModified from original specimen

Where it's used

ElementNameFHIR (v2-to-FHIR mapping)
SPM-29Specimen Child Role—

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.