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_id | types |
|---|---|
| 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 |