description: A sample to be used for analysis.
package_name: hl7.fhir.r6.core
derivation: specialization
name: Specimen
type: Specimen
elements:
  role:
    isModifier: false
    short: The role the specimen serves
    type: CodeableConcept
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-role'}
    isSummary: false
    index: 8
  request:
    isModifier: false
    short: Why the specimen was collected
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ServiceRequest']
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    isSummary: false
    index: 6
  receivedTime: {isModifier: false, short: The time when specimen is received by the testing laboratory, type: dateTime, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 4}
  processing:
    isModifier: false
    short: Processing and processing step details
    type: BackboneElement
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    isSummary: false
    index: 32
    elements:
      description: {isModifier: false, short: Textual description of procedure, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 33}
      timePeriod: {isModifier: false, short: Date and time of specimen processing, type: Period, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: time, isSummary: false, index: 45}
      timeDateTime: {isModifier: false, short: Date and time of specimen processing, type: dateTime, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: time, isSummary: false, index: 44}
      method:
        isModifier: false
        short: Indicates the treatment step  applied to the specimen
        type: CodeableConcept
        mustSupport: false
        binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-processing-method'}
        isSummary: false
        index: 34
      time:
        isModifier: false
        short: Date and time of specimen processing
        mustSupport: false
        choices: [timeDateTime, timePeriod, timeDuration]
        isSummary: false
        index: 43
      timeDuration: {isModifier: false, short: Date and time of specimen processing, type: Duration, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: time, isSummary: false, index: 46}
      deviceReference:
        isModifier: false
        short: Device used to process the specimen
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device']
        type: Reference
        mustSupport: false
        choiceOf: device
        isSummary: false
        index: 39
      additive: {isModifier: false, short: Material used in the processing step, type: CodeableReference, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 41}
      deviceCodeableConcept: {isModifier: false, short: Device used to process the specimen, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: device, isSummary: false, index: 38}
      device:
        isModifier: false
        short: Device used to process the specimen
        mustSupport: false
        choices: [deviceCodeableConcept, deviceReference, deviceCanonical]
        isSummary: false
        index: 37
      deviceCanonical: {isModifier: false, short: Device used to process the specimen, type: canonical, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: device, isSummary: false, index: 40}
      performer:
        isModifier: false
        short: Entity processing specimen
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/PractitionerRole', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson']
        type: Reference
        mustSupport: false
        isSummary: true
        index: 35
  parent:
    isModifier: false
    short: Specimen from which this specimen originated
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Specimen']
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    isSummary: false
    index: 5
  combined:
    isModifier: false
    short: grouped | pooled
    type: code
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-combined|6.0.0-ballot4'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 7
  type:
    isModifier: false
    short: Kind of material that forms the specimen
    type: CodeableConcept
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0487'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  note: {isModifier: false, short: Comments, type: Annotation, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 55}
  status:
    isModifier: true
    short: available | unavailable | unsatisfactory | entered-in-error
    type: code
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-status|6.0.0-ballot4'}
    isModifierReason: This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that contains status entered-in-error which means that the resource should not be treated as valid
    isSummary: true
    index: 1
  condition:
    isModifier: false
    short: State of the specimen
    type: CodeableConcept
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0493'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 54
  container:
    isModifier: false
    short: Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.)
    index: 47
    type: BackboneElement
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    elements:
      device:
        isModifier: false
        short: Device resource for the container
        mustSupport: false
        choices: [deviceCodeableConcept, deviceReference, deviceCanonical]
        isSummary: false
        index: 49
      deviceCodeableConcept: {isModifier: false, short: Device resource for the container, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: device, isSummary: false, index: 50}
      deviceReference:
        isModifier: false
        short: Device resource for the container
        index: 51
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device']
        type: Reference
        mustSupport: false
        choiceOf: device
        isSummary: false
      deviceCanonical: {isModifier: false, short: Device resource for the container, type: canonical, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: device, isSummary: false, index: 52}
      specimenQuantity: {isModifier: false, short: Quantity of specimen within container, type: Quantity, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 53}
    required: [device, deviceCodeableConcept, deviceReference, deviceCanonical]
    isSummary: false
  identifier: {isModifier: false, short: Primary specimen identifier, type: Identifier, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  feature:
    isModifier: false
    short: The physical feature of a specimen
    index: 9
    type: BackboneElement
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    elements:
      type:
        isModifier: false
        short: Highlighted feature
        type: CodeableConcept
        mustSupport: false
        binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/body-site'}
        isSummary: false
        index: 10
      description: {isModifier: false, short: Information about the feature, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 11}
    required: [type, description]
    isSummary: false
  collection:
    isModifier: false
    short: Collection details
    type: BackboneElement
    mustSupport: false
    isSummary: false
    index: 12
    elements:
      collectedDateTime: {isModifier: false, short: Collection time, type: dateTime, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: collected, isSummary: true, index: 16}
      fastingStatusCodeableConcept: {isModifier: false, short: Whether or how long patient abstained from food and/or drink, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: fastingStatus, isSummary: true, index: 30}
      fastingStatus:
        isModifier: false
        short: Whether or how long patient abstained from food and/or drink
        mustSupport: false
        choices: [fastingStatusCodeableConcept, fastingStatusDuration]
        isSummary: true
        index: 29
      method:
        isModifier: false
        short: Technique used to perform collection
        type: CodeableConcept
        mustSupport: false
        binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-collection-method'}
        isSummary: false
        index: 20
      fastingStatusDuration: {isModifier: false, short: Whether or how long patient abstained from food and/or drink, type: Duration, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: fastingStatus, isSummary: true, index: 31}
      procedure:
        isModifier: false
        short: The procedure that collects the specimen
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Procedure']
        type: Reference
        mustSupport: false
        isSummary: false
        index: 26
      duration: {isModifier: false, short: How long it took to collect specimen, type: Duration, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 18}
      deviceReference:
        isModifier: false
        short: Device used to perform collection
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device']
        type: Reference
        mustSupport: false
        choiceOf: device
        isSummary: false
        index: 24
      collector:
        isModifier: false
        short: Who collected the specimen
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/PractitionerRole', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson']
        type: Reference
        mustSupport: false
        isSummary: true
        index: 13
      bodySite:
        isModifier: false
        short: Anatomical collection site
        type: CodeableReference
        mustSupport: false
        binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/body-site'}
        isSummary: false
        index: 27
      deviceCodeableConcept: {isModifier: false, short: Device used to perform collection, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: device, isSummary: false, index: 23}
      device:
        isModifier: false
        short: Device used to perform collection
        mustSupport: false
        choices: [deviceCodeableConcept, deviceReference, deviceCanonical]
        isSummary: false
        index: 22
      deviceCanonical: {isModifier: false, short: Device used to perform collection, type: canonical, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: device, isSummary: false, index: 25}
      quantity: {isModifier: false, short: The quantity of specimen collected, type: Quantity, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 19}
      collectedPeriod: {isModifier: false, short: Collection time, type: Period, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: collected, isSummary: true, index: 17}
      collected:
        isModifier: false
        short: Collection time
        mustSupport: false
        choices: [collectedDateTime, collectedPeriod]
        isSummary: true
        index: 15
  subject:
    isModifier: false
    short: Where the specimen came from. This may be from patient(s), from a location (e.g., the source of an environmental sample), or a sampling of a substance, a biologically-derived product, or a device
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/BiologicallyDerivedProduct', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Location', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/NutritionProduct', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance']
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: false
    isSummary: true
    index: 3
package_version: 6.0.0-ballot4
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Specimen
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 6.0.0-ballot4