http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-specimen|8.0.0-ballot

The US Core Specimen Profile inherits from the FHIR [Specimen](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/specimen.html) resource; refer to it for scope and usage definitions. This profile sets minimum expectations for the Specimen resource to record, search, and fetch information about substances associated with a patient being sampled or tested (such as nasopharyngeal swab, whole blood, or serum). It specifies which core elements, extensions, vocabularies, and value sets **SHALL** be present and constrains how the elements are used. Providing the floor for standards development for specific use cases promotes interoperability and adoption.
element_idtypes
Specimen
Specimen.identifier
Specimen.accessionIdentifier
Specimen.type
Specimen.subject
Specimen.collection
Specimen.collection.bodySite
Specimen.condition
Specimen
Specimen.id
Specimen.meta
Specimen.implicitRules
Specimen.language
Specimen.text
Specimen.contained
Specimen.extension
Specimen.modifierExtension
Specimen.identifier
Specimen.accessionIdentifier
Specimen.status
Specimen.type
Specimen.subject
Specimen.receivedTime
Specimen.parent
Specimen.request
Specimen.collection
Specimen.collection.id
Specimen.collection.extension
Specimen.collection.modifierExtension
Specimen.collection.collector
Specimen.collection.collected[x]
Specimen.collection.duration
Specimen.collection.quantity
Specimen.collection.method
Specimen.collection.bodySite
Specimen.collection.fastingStatus[x]
Specimen.processing
Specimen.processing.id
Specimen.processing.extension
Specimen.processing.modifierExtension
Specimen.processing.description
Specimen.processing.procedure
Specimen.processing.additive
Specimen.processing.time[x]
Specimen.container
Specimen.container.id
Specimen.container.extension
Specimen.container.modifierExtension
Specimen.container.identifier
Specimen.container.description
Specimen.container.type
Specimen.container.capacity
Specimen.container.specimenQuantity
Specimen.container.additive[x]
Specimen.condition
Specimen.note