Tables
0487Specimen Type
HL7-defined table of codes 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 which conflated specimen types and specimen collection methods.
Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
ABS | Abscess |
ACNE | Tissue Acne |
ACNFLD | Fluid Acne |
AIRS | Air Sample |
ALL | Allograft |
AMP | Amputation |
ANGI | Catheter Tip Angio |
ARTC | Catheter Tip Arterial |
ASERU | Serum Acute |
ASP | Aspirate |
ATTE | Environment Attest |
AUTOA | Environmental Autoclave Ampule |
AUTOC | Environmental Autoclave Capsule |
AUTP | Autopsy |
BBL | Blood bag |
BCYST | Cyst Baker's |
BITE | Bite |
BLEB | Bleb |
BLIST | Blister |
BOIL | Boil |
BON | Bone |
BOWL | Bowel contents |
BPU | Blood product unit |
BRN | Burn |
BRSH | Brush |
BRTH | Breath (use EXHLD) |
BRUS | Brushing |
BUB | Bubo |
BULLA | Bulla/Bullae |
BX | Biopsy |
CALC | Calculus (=Stone) |
CARBU | Carbuncle |
CAT | Catheter |
CBITE | Bite Cat |
CLIPP | Clippings |
CNJT | Conjunctiva |
COL | Colostrum |
CONE | Biospy Cone |
CSCR | Scratch Cat |
CSERU | Serum Convalescent |
CSITE | Catheter Insertion Site |
CSMY | Fluid Cystostomy Tube |
CST | Fluid Cyst |
CSVR | Blood Cell Saver |
CTP | Catheter tip |
CVPS | Site CVP |
CVPT | Catheter Tip CVP |
CYN | Nodule Cystic |
CYST | Cyst |
DBITE | Bite Dog |
DCS | Sputum Deep Cough |
DEC | Ulcer Decubitus |
DEION | Environmental Water (Deionized) |
DIA | Dialysate |
DISCHG | Discharge |
DIV | Diverticulum |
DRN | Drain |
DRNG | Drainage Tube |
DRNGP | Drainage Penrose |
EARW | Ear wax (cerumen) |
EBRUSH | Brush Esophageal |
EEYE | Environmental Eye Wash |
EFF | Environmental Effluent |
EFFUS | Effusion |
EFOD | Environmental Food |
EISO | Environmental Isolette |
ELT | Electrode |
ENVIR | Environmental Unidentified Substance |
EOTH | Environmental Other Substance |
ESOI | Environmental Soil |
ESOS | Environmental Solution (Sterile) |
ETA | Aspirate Endotrach |
ETTP | Catheter Tip Endotracheal |
ETTUB | Tube Endotracheal |
EWHI | Environmental Whirlpool |
EXG | Gas exhaled (=breath) |
EXS | Shunt External |
EXUDTE | Exudate |
FAW | Environmental Water (Well) |
FBLOOD | Blood Fetal |
FGA | Fluid Abdomen |
FIST | Fistula |
FLD | Fluid Other |
FLT | Filter |
FLU | Fluid Body unsp |
FLUID | Fluid |
FOLEY | Catheter Tip Foley |
FRS | Fluid Respiratory |
FSCLP | Scalp Fetal |
FUR | Furuncle |
GAS | Gas |
GASA | Aspirate Gastric |
GASAN | Antrum Gastric |
GASBR | Brushing Gastric |
GASD | Drainage Gastric |
GAST | Fluid/contents Gastric |
GENV | Genital vaginal |
GRAFT | Graft |
GRAFTS | Graft Site |
GRANU | Granuloma |
GROSH | Catheter Groshong |
GSOL | Solution Gastrostomy |
GSPEC | Biopsy Gastric |
GT | Tube Gastric |
GTUBE | Drainage Tube Drainage (Gastrostomy) |
HBITE | Bite Human |
HBLUD | Blood Autopsy |
HEMAQ | Catheter Tip Hemaquit |
HEMO | Catheter Tip Hemovac |
HERNI | Tissue Herniated |
HEV | Drain Hemovac |
HIC | Catheter Hickman |
HYDC | Fluid Hydrocele |
IBITE | Bite Insect |
ICYST | Cyst Inclusion |
IDC | Catheter Tip Indwelling |
IHG | Gas Inhaled |
ILEO | Drainage Ileostomy |
ILLEG | Source of Specimen Is Illegible |
IMP | Implant |
INCI | Site Incision/Surgical |
INFIL | Infiltrate |
INS | Insect |
INTRD | Catheter Tip Introducer |
IT | Intubation tube |
IUD | Intrauterine Device |
IVCAT | Catheter Tip IV |
IVFLD | Fluid IV |
IVTIP | Tubing Tip IV |
JEJU | Drainage Jejunal |
JNTFLD | Fluid Joint |
JP | Drainage Jackson Pratt |
KELOI | Lavage |
KIDFLD | Fluid Kidney |
LAVG | Lavage Bronhial |
LAVGG | Lavage Gastric |
LAVGP | Lavage Peritoneal |
LAVPG | Lavage Pre-Bronch |
LENS1 | Contact Lens |
LENS2 | Contact Lens Case |
LESN | Lesion |
LIQ | Liquid Unspecified |
LIQO | Liquid Other |
LSAC | Fluid Lumbar Sac |
MAHUR | Catheter Tip Makurkour |
MASS | Mass |
MBLD | Blood Menstrual |
MUCOS | Mucosa |
MUCUS | Mucus |
NASDR | Drainage Nasal |
NEDL | Needle |
NEPH | Site Nephrostomy |
NGASP | Aspirate Nasogastric |
NGAST | Drainage Nasogastric |
NGS | Site Naso/Gastric |
NODUL | Nodule(s) |
NSECR | Secretion Nasal |
ORH | Other |
ORL | Lesion Oral |
OTH | Source Other |
PACEM | Pacemaker |
PCFL | Fluid Pericardial |
PDSIT | Site Peritoneal Dialysis |
PDTS | Site Peritoneal Dialysis Tunnel |
PELVA | Abscess Pelvic |
PENIL | Lesion Penile |
PERIA | Abscess Perianal |
PILOC | Cyst Pilonidal |
PINS | Site Pin |
PIS | Site Pacemaker Insetion |
PLAN | Plant Material |
PLAS | Plasma |
PLB | Plasma bag |
PLEVS | Serum Peak Level |
PND | Drainage Penile |
POL | Polyps |
POPGS | Graft Site Popliteal |
POPLG | Graft Popliteal |
POPLV | Site Popliteal Vein |
PORTA | Catheter Porta |
PPP | Plasma Platelet poor |
PROST | Prosthetic Device |
PRP | Plasma Platelet rich |
PSC | Pseudocyst |
PUNCT | Wound Puncture |
PUS | Pus |
PUSFR | Pustule |
PUST | Pus |
QC3 | Quality Control |
RANDU | Urine Random |
RBITE | Bite Reptile |
RECT | Drainage Rectal |
RECTA | Abscess Rectal |
RENALC | Cyst Renal |
RENC | Fluid Renal Cyst |
RES | Respiratory |
SAL | Saliva |
SCAR | Tissue Keloid (Scar) |
SCLV | Catheter Tip Subclavian |
SCROA | Abscess Scrotal |
SECRE | Secretion(s) |
SER | Serum |
SHU | Site Shunt |
SHUNF | Fluid Shunt |
SHUNT | Shunt |
SITE | Site |
SKBP | Biopsy Skin |
SKN | Skin |
SMM | Mass Sub-Mandibular |
SNV | Fluid synovial (Joint fluid) |
SPRM | Spermatozoa |
SPRP | Catheter Tip Suprapubic |
SPRPB | Cathether Tip Suprapubic |
SPS | Environmental Spore Strip |
SPT | Sputum |
SPTC | Sputum - coughed |
SPTT | Sputum - tracheal aspirate |
SPUT1 | Sputum Simulated |
SPUTIN | Sputum Inducted |
SPUTSP | Sputum Spontaneous |
STER | Environmental Sterrad |
STL | Stool = Fecal |
STONE | Stone Kidney |
SUBMA | Abscess Submandibular |
SUBMX | Abscess Submaxillary |
SUMP | Drainage Sump |
SUP | Suprapubic Tap |
SUTUR | Suture |
SWGZ | Catheter Tip Swan Gantz |
TASP | Aspirate Tracheal |
TISS | Tissue |
TISU | Tissue ulcer |
TLC | Cathether Tip Triple Lumen |
TRAC | Site Tracheostomy |
TRANS | Transudate |
TSERU | Serum Trough |
TSTES | Abscess Testicular |
TTRA | Aspirate Transtracheal |
TUBES | Tubes |
TUMOR | Tumor |
TZANC | Smear Tzanck |
UDENT | Source Unidentified |
UR | Urine |
URC | Urine clean catch |
URINB | Urine Bladder Washings |
URINC | Urine Catheterized |
URINM | Urine Midstream |
URINN | Urine Nephrostomy |
URINP | Urine Pedibag |
URT | Urine catheter |
USCOP | Urine Cystoscopy |
USPEC | Source Unspecified |
VASTIP | Catheter Tip Vas |
VENT | Catheter Tip Ventricular |
VITF | Vitreous Fluid |
VOM | Vomitus |
WASH | Wash |
WASI | Washing e.g. bronchial washing |
WAT | Water |
WB | Blood Whole |
WEN | Wen |
WICK | Wick |
WND | Wound |
WNDA | Wound abscess |
WNDD | Wound drainage |
WNDE | Wound exudate |
WORM | Worm |
WRT | Wart |
WWA | Environmental Water |
WWO | Environmental Water (Ocean) |
WWT | Environmental Water (Tap) |