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SpecimenType
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2019-12-01 00:00:00.0

specimenType

HL7-defined code system of concepts that describe the precise nature of an entity that may be used as the source material for an observation. This is one of two code systems that are used instead of table 0070 (code system 2.16.840.1.113883.18.28) which conflated specimen types and specimen collection methods. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the SPM segment.

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SMMMass, Sub-Mandibular
Mass, Sub-Mandibular...
SMNSeminal fluid
Seminal fluid...
SNVFluid, synovial (Joint fluid)
Fluid, synovial (Joint fluid)...
SPRMSpermatozoa
Spermatozoa...
SPRPCatheter Tip, Suprapubic
Catheter Tip, Suprapubic...
SPRPBCathether Tip, Suprapubic
Cathether Tip, Suprapubic...
SPSEnvironmental, Spore Strip
Environmental, Spore Strip...
SPTSputum
Sputum...
SPTCSputum - coughed
Sputum - coughed...
SPTTSputum - tracheal aspirate
Sputum - tracheal aspirate...
SPUT1Sputum, Simulated
Sputum, Simulated...
SPUTINSputum, Inducted
Sputum, Inducted...
SPUTSPSputum, Spontaneous
Sputum, Spontaneous...
STEREnvironmental, Sterrad
Environmental, Sterrad...
STLStool = Fecal
Stool = Fecal...
ABSAbscess
Abscess...
...No suggested values
No suggested values...
ACNETissue, Acne
Tissue, Acne...
ACNFLDFluid, Acne
Fluid, Acne...
AIRSAir Sample
Air Sample...
ALLAllograft
Allograft...
AMNAmniotic fluid
Amniotic fluid...
AMPAmputation
Amputation...
ANGICatheter Tip, Angio
Catheter Tip, Angio...
ARTCCatheter Tip, Arterial
Catheter Tip, Arterial...
ASERUSerum, Acute
Serum, Acute...
ASPAspirate
Aspirate...
ATTEEnvironment, Attest
Environment, Attest...
AUTOAEnvironmental, Autoclave Ampule
Environmental, Autoclave Ampule...
AUTOCEnvironmental, Autoclave Capsule
Environmental, Autoclave Capsule...
AUTPAutopsy
Autopsy...
BBLBlood bag
Blood bag...
BCYSTCyst, Baker's
Cyst, Baker's...
BDYWhole body
Whole body...
BIFLBile Fluid
Bile Fluid...
BITEBite
Bite...
BLDWhole blood
Whole blood...
BLDABlood arterial
Blood arterial...
BLDCOCord blood
Cord blood...
BLDVBlood venous
Blood venous...
BLEBBleb
Bleb...
BLISTBlister
Blister...
BOILBoil
Boil...
BONBone
Bone...
BOWLBowel contents
Bowel contents...
BPHBasophils
Basophils...
BPUBlood product unit
Blood product unit...
BRNBurn
Burn...
BRSHBrush
Brush...
BRTHBreath (use EXHLD)
Breath (use EXHLD)...
BRUSBrushing
Brushing...
BUBBubo
Bubo...
BULLABulla/Bullae
Bulla/Bullae...
BXBiopsy
Biopsy...
CALCCalculus (=Stone)
Calculus (=Stone)...
BONEBone
Bone...
CARBUCarbuncle
Carbuncle...
CATCatheter
Catheter...
CBITEBite, Cat
Bite, Cat...
CDMCardiac muscle
Cardiac muscle...
CLIPPClippings
Clippings...
CNJTConjunctiva
Conjunctiva...
CNLCannula
Cannula...
COLColostrum
Colostrum...
CONEBiospy, Cone
Biospy, Cone...
CSCRScratch, Cat
Scratch, Cat...
CSERUSerum, Convalescent
Serum, Convalescent...
CSFCerebral spinal fluid
Cerebral spinal fluid...
CSITECatheter Insertion Site
Catheter Insertion Site...
CSMYFluid, Cystostomy Tube
Fluid, Cystostomy Tube...
CSTFluid, Cyst
Fluid, Cyst...
CSVRBlood, Cell Saver
Blood, Cell Saver...
CTPCatheter tip
Catheter tip...
CURCurretage
Curretage...
CVMCervical Mucus
Cervical Mucus...
CVPSSite, CVP
Site, CVP...
CVPTCatheter Tip, CVP
Catheter Tip, CVP...
CYNNodule, Cystic
Nodule, Cystic...
CYSTCyst
Cyst...
DBITEBite, Dog
Bite, Dog...
DCSSputum, Deep Cough
Sputum, Deep Cough...
DECUlcer, Decubitus
Ulcer, Decubitus...
DEIONEnvironmental, Water (Deionized)
Environmental, Water (Deionized)...
DIADialysate
Dialysate...
DIAFDialysis Fluid
Dialysis Fluid...
DISCHGDischarge
Discharge...
DIVDiverticulum
Diverticulum...
DRNDrain
Drain...
DRNGDrainage, Tube
Drainage, Tube...
DRNGPDrainage, Penrose
Drainage, Penrose...
DUFLDuodenal fluid
Duodenal fluid...
EARWEar wax (cerumen)
Ear wax (cerumen)...
EBRUSHBrush, Esophageal
Brush, Esophageal...
EEYEEnvironmental, Eye Wash
Environmental, Eye Wash...
EFFEnvironmental, Effluent
Environmental, Effluent...
EFFUSEffusion
Effusion...
EFODEnvironmental, Food
Environmental, Food...
EISOEnvironmental, Isolette
Environmental, Isolette...
ELTElectrode
Electrode...
ENVIREnvironmental, Unidentified Substance
Environmental, Unidentified Substance...
EOSEosinophils
Eosinophils...
EOTHEnvironmental, Other Substance
Environmental, Other Substance...
ESOIEnvironmental, Soil
Environmental, Soil...
ESOSEnvironmental, Solution (Sterile)
Environmental, Solution (Sterile)...
ETAAspirate, Endotrach
Aspirate, Endotrach...
ETTPCatheter Tip, Endotracheal
Catheter Tip, Endotracheal...
ETTUBTube, Endotracheal
Tube, Endotracheal...
EWHIEnvironmental, Whirlpool
Environmental, Whirlpool...
EXGGas, exhaled (=breath)
Gas, exhaled (=breath)...
EXSShunt, External
Shunt, External...
EXUDTEExudate
Exudate...
FAWEnvironmental, Water (Well)
Environmental, Water (Well)...
FBLOODBlood, Fetal
Blood, Fetal...
FGAFluid, Abdomen
Fluid, Abdomen...
FIBFibroblasts
Fibroblasts...
FISTFistula
Fistula...
FLDFluid, Other
Fluid, Other...
FLTFilter
Filter...
FLUFluid, Body unsp
Fluid, Body unsp...
FLUIDFluid
Fluid...
FOLEYCatheter Tip, Foley
Catheter Tip, Foley...
FRSFluid, Respiratory
Fluid, Respiratory...
FSCLPScalp, Fetal
Scalp, Fetal...
FURFuruncle
Furuncle...
GASGas
Gas...
GASAAspirate, Gastric
Aspirate, Gastric...
GASANAntrum, Gastric
Antrum, Gastric...
GASBRBrushing, Gastric
Brushing, Gastric...
GASDDrainage, Gastric
Drainage, Gastric...
GASTFluid/contents, Gastric
Fluid/contents, Gastric...
GENLGenital lochia
Genital lochia...
GENVGenital vaginal
Genital vaginal...
GRAFTGraft
Graft...
GRAFTSGraft Site
Graft Site...
GRANUGranuloma
Granuloma...
GROSHCatheter, Groshong
Catheter, Groshong...
GSOLSolution, Gastrostomy
Solution, Gastrostomy...
GSPECBiopsy, Gastric
Biopsy, Gastric...
GTTube, Gastric
Tube, Gastric...
GTUBEDrainage Tube, Drainage (Gastrostomy)
Drainage Tube, Drainage (Gastrostomy)...
HARHair
Hair...
HBITEBite, Human
Bite, Human...
HBLUDBlood, Autopsy
Blood, Autopsy...
HEMAQCatheter Tip, Hemaquit
Catheter Tip, Hemaquit...
HEMOCatheter Tip, Hemovac
Catheter Tip, Hemovac...
HERNITissue, Herniated
Tissue, Herniated...
HEVDrain, Hemovac
Drain, Hemovac...
HICCatheter, Hickman
Catheter, Hickman...
HYDCFluid, Hydrocele
Fluid, Hydrocele...
IBITEBite, Insect
Bite, Insect...
ICYSTCyst, Inclusion
Cyst, Inclusion...
IDCCatheter Tip, Indwelling
Catheter Tip, Indwelling...
IHGGas, Inhaled
Gas, Inhaled...
ILEODrainage, Ileostomy
Drainage, Ileostomy...
ILLEGSource of Specimen Is Illegible
Source of Specimen Is Illegible...
IMPImplant
Implant...
INCISite, Incision/Surgical
Site, Incision/Surgical...
INFILInfiltrate
Infiltrate...
INSInsect
Insect...
INTRDCatheter Tip, Introducer
Catheter Tip, Introducer...
ISLTIsolate
Isolate...
ITIntubation tube
Intubation tube...
IUDIntrauterine Device
Intrauterine Device...
IVCATCatheter Tip, IV
Catheter Tip, IV...
IVFLDFluid, IV
Fluid, IV...
IVTIPTubing Tip, IV
Tubing Tip, IV...
JEJUDrainage, Jejunal
Drainage, Jejunal...
JNTFLDFluid, Joint
Fluid, Joint...
JPDrainage, Jackson Pratt
Drainage, Jackson Pratt...
KELOILavage
Lavage...
KIDFLDFluid, Kidney
Fluid, Kidney...
LAVGLavage, Bronhial
Lavage, Bronhial...
LAVGGLavage, Gastric
Lavage, Gastric...
LAVGPLavage, Peritoneal
Lavage, Peritoneal...
LAVPGLavage, Pre-Bronch
Lavage, Pre-Bronch...
LENS1Contact Lens
Contact Lens...
LENS2Contact Lens Case
Contact Lens Case...
LESNLesion
Lesion...
LIQLiquid, Unspecified
Liquid, Unspecified...
LIQOLiquid, Other
Liquid, Other...
LNALine arterial
Line arterial...
LNVLine venous
Line venous...
LSACFluid, Lumbar Sac
Fluid, Lumbar Sac...
LYMLymphocytes
Lymphocytes...
MACMacrophages
Macrophages...
MAHURCatheter Tip, Makurkour
Catheter Tip, Makurkour...
MARMarrow
Marrow...
MASSMass
Mass...
MBLDBlood, Menstrual
Blood, Menstrual...
MECMeconium
Meconium...
MILKBreast milk
Breast milk...
MLKMilk
Milk...
MUCOSMucosa
Mucosa...
MUCUSMucus
Mucus...
NAILNail
Nail...
NASDRDrainage, Nasal
Drainage, Nasal...
NEDLNeedle
Needle...
NEPHSite, Nephrostomy
Site, Nephrostomy...
NGASPAspirate, Nasogastric
Aspirate, Nasogastric...
NGASTDrainage, Nasogastric
Drainage, Nasogastric...
NGSSite, Naso/Gastric
Site, Naso/Gastric...
NODULNodule(s)
Nodule(s)...
NSECRSecretion, Nasal
Secretion, Nasal...
ORHOther
Other...
ORLLesion, Oral
Lesion, Oral...
OTHSource, Other
Source, Other...
PACEMPacemaker
Pacemaker...
PAFLPancreatic fluid
Pancreatic fluid...
PCFLFluid, Pericardial
Fluid, Pericardial...
PDSITSite, Peritoneal Dialysis
Site, Peritoneal Dialysis...
PDTSSite, Peritoneal Dialysis Tunnel
Site, Peritoneal Dialysis Tunnel...
PELVAAbscess, Pelvic
Abscess, Pelvic...
PENILLesion, Penile
Lesion, Penile...
PERIAAbscess, Perianal
Abscess, Perianal...
PILOCCyst, Pilonidal
Cyst, Pilonidal...
PINSSite, Pin
Site, Pin...
PISSite, Pacemaker Insetion
Site, Pacemaker Insetion...
PLANPlant Material
Plant Material...
PLASPlasma
Plasma...
PLBPlasma bag
Plasma bag...
PLCPlacenta
Placenta...
PLEVSSerum, Peak Level
Serum, Peak Level...
PLRPleural fluid (thoracentesis fluid)
Pleural fluid (thoracentesis fluid)...
PMNPolymorphonuclear neutrophils
Polymorphonuclear neutrophils...
PNDDrainage, Penile
Drainage, Penile...
POLPolyps
Polyps...
POPGSGraft Site, Popliteal
Graft Site, Popliteal...
POPLGGraft, Popliteal
Graft, Popliteal...
POPLVSite, Popliteal Vein
Site, Popliteal Vein...
PORTACatheter, Porta
Catheter, Porta...
PPPPlasma, Platelet poor
Plasma, Platelet poor...
PROSTProsthetic Device
Prosthetic Device...
PRPPlasma, Platelet rich
Plasma, Platelet rich...
PSCPseudocyst
Pseudocyst...
PUNCTWound, Puncture
Wound, Puncture...
PUSPus
Pus...
PUSFRPustule
Pustule...
PUSTPus
Pus...
QC3Quality Control
Quality Control...
RANDUUrine, Random
Urine, Random...
RBCErythrocytes
Erythrocytes...
RBITEBite, Reptile
Bite, Reptile...
RECTDrainage, Rectal
Drainage, Rectal...
RECTAAbscess, Rectal
Abscess, Rectal...
RENALCCyst, Renal
Cyst, Renal...
RENCFluid, Renal Cyst
Fluid, Renal Cyst...
RESRespiratory
Respiratory...
SALSaliva
Saliva...
SCARTissue, Keloid (Scar)
Tissue, Keloid (Scar)...
SCLVCatheter Tip, Subclavian
Catheter Tip, Subclavian...
SCROAAbscess, Scrotal
Abscess, Scrotal...
SECRESecretion(s)
Secretion(s)...
SERSerum
Serum...
SHUSite, Shunt
Site, Shunt...
SHUNFFluid, Shunt
Fluid, Shunt...
SHUNTShunt
Shunt...
SITESite
Site...
SKBPBiopsy, Skin
Biopsy, Skin...
SKNSkin
Skin...
STONEStone, Kidney
Stone, Kidney...
SUBMAAbscess, Submandibular
Abscess, Submandibular...
SUBMXAbscess, Submaxillary
Abscess, Submaxillary...
SUMPDrainage, Sump
Drainage, Sump...
SUPSuprapubic Tap
Suprapubic Tap...
SUTURSuture
Suture...
SWGZCatheter Tip, Swan Gantz
Catheter Tip, Swan Gantz...
SWTSweat
Sweat...
TASPAspirate, Tracheal
Aspirate, Tracheal...
TEARTears
Tears...
THRBThrombocyte (platelet)
Thrombocyte (platelet)...
TISSTissue
Tissue...
TISUTissue ulcer
Tissue ulcer...
TLCCathether Tip, Triple Lumen
Cathether Tip, Triple Lumen...
TRACSite, Tracheostomy
Site, Tracheostomy...
TRANSTransudate
Transudate...
TSERUSerum, Trough
Serum, Trough...
TSTESAbscess, Testicular
Abscess, Testicular...
TTRAAspirate, Transtracheal
Aspirate, Transtracheal...
TUBESTubes
Tubes...
TUMORTumor
Tumor...
TZANCSmear, Tzanck
Smear, Tzanck...
UDENTSource, Unidentified
Source, Unidentified...
UMEDUnknown Medicine
Unknown Medicine...
URUrine
Urine...
URCUrine clean catch
Urine clean catch...
URINBUrine, Bladder Washings
Urine, Bladder Washings...
URINCUrine, Catheterized
Urine, Catheterized...
URINMUrine, Midstream
Urine, Midstream...
URINNUrine, Nephrostomy
Urine, Nephrostomy...
URINPUrine, Pedibag
Urine, Pedibag...
URNSUrine sediment
Urine sediment...
URTUrine catheter
Urine catheter...
USCOPUrine, Cystoscopy
Urine, Cystoscopy...
USPECSource, Unspecified
Source, Unspecified...
USUBUnkown substance
Unkown substance...
VASTIPCatheter Tip, Vas
Catheter Tip, Vas...
VENTCatheter Tip, Ventricular
Catheter Tip, Ventricular...
VITFVitreous Fluid
Vitreous Fluid...
VOMVomitus
Vomitus...
WASHWash
Wash...
WASIWashing, e.g. bronchial washing
Washing, e.g. bronchial washing...
WATWater
Water...
WBBlood, Whole
Blood, Whole...
WBCLeukocytes
Leukocytes...
WENWen
Wen...
WICKWick
Wick...
WNDWound
Wound...
WNDAWound abscess
Wound abscess...
WNDDWound drainage
Wound drainage...
WNDEWound exudate
Wound exudate...
WORMWorm
Worm...
WRTWart
Wart...
WWAEnvironmental, Water
Environmental, Water...
WWOEnvironmental, Water (Ocean)
Environmental, Water (Ocean)...
WWTEnvironmental, Water (Tap)
Environmental, Water (Tap)...