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.
Type: Specimen (a.k.a: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Specimen)
Type dependencies: 0
Elements
accessionIdentifier: Identifier
collection: BackboneElement
method: CodeableConcept
duration: Duration
extension: Extension
fastingStatus[x]: CodeableConcept,Duration
collector: Reference
bodySite: CodeableConcept
quantity: Quantity
modifierExtension: Extension
condition: CodeableConcept
contained: Resource
container: BackboneElement
description: string
capacity: Quantity
specimenQuantity: Quantity
additive[x]: CodeableConcept,Reference
type: CodeableConcept
extension: Extension
identifier: Identifier
modifierExtension: Extension
extension: Extension
identifier: Identifier
implicitRules: uri
language: code
meta: Meta
modifierExtension: Extension
note: Annotation
parent: Reference
processing: BackboneElement
extension: Extension
modifierExtension: Extension
description: string
procedure: CodeableConcept
additive: Reference
receivedTime: dateTime
request: Reference
status: code
subject: Reference
text: Narrative
type: CodeableConcept