HL7^® Reference Guide

Table of codes that specify the modifying or qualifying description(s) about the specimen collection site. This field differs from Specimen Source Site in those cases where the source site must be approached via a particular site (e.g., anatomic location). For example, in the case where a liver biopsy is obtained via a percutaneous needle, the collection site would be the point of entry of the needle. For venous blood collected from the left radial vein, the collection site could be “antecubital fossa”. No suggested values.