Seq HL7 Element Name DT Usage Value Set Description/Comments 2 EIP_GU [1..1] R Unique identifier for the specimen as referenced by the Specimen ID Placer application, the Filler application, or both. Note that the specimen id is not the same thing as the placer/filler order number. Order numbers identify the specific test to be performed on a specimen. A particular specimen may be associated with multiple orders (and multiple placer/filler order numbers). The specimen id may be the same as an accession number, depending how the particular lab assigns accession numbers. [1..1] R The standard vocabulary for this field. SHALL be based 4 Specimen Type Specimen upon the SNOMED CT Specimen hierarchy. Type Value Set [0..*] RE SNOMED Modfiers or qualifiers for Specimen typeThis allows use of 5 Specimen Type Modifier CT post-coordinated expressions for specimen type. [0..*] RE Specimen 6 Specimen Additives Additives Set [0..1] RE Specimen 7 Specimen Collection Method Collection Value Set. [0..1] RE Specimen Source from which the specimen was obtained. For 8 Specimen Source Site Source Site biological samples, it represents the anatomical site from Value Set which the specimen was collected.
Seq HL7 Element Name DT Usage Value Set Description/Comments 2 Specimen ID EIP_GU [1..1] R Unique identifier for the specimen as referenced by the Placer application, the Filler application, or both. Note that the specimen id is not the same thing as the placer/filler order number. Order numbers identify the specific test to be performed on a specimen. A particular specimen may be associated with multiple orders (and multiple placer/filler order numbers). The specimen id may be the same as an accession number, depending how the particular lab assigns accession numbers. 4 Specimen Type [1..1] R Specimen Type Value Set The standard vocabulary for this field. SHALL be based upon the SNOMED CT Specimen hierarchy. 5 Specimen Type Modifier [0..*] RE SNOMED CT Modfiers or qualifiers for Specimen typeThis allows use of post-coordinated expressions for specimen type. 6 Specimen Additives [0..*] RE Specimen Additives Set 7 Specimen Collection Method [0..1] RE Specimen Collection Value Set. 8 Specimen Source Site [0..1] RE Specimen Source Site Value Set Source from which the specimen was obtained. For biological samples, it represents the anatomical site from which the specimen was collected.