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Additive/Preservative
Vocabulary Type Code System - Universal
Concept Domain Additive/Preservative
Code System Name
Code System Identifier
Code System OID
HL7 Table Identifier HL70371
Version
Status Active
Where Used SPM-6, SAC-27
Purpose and Use HL7-defined table of codes specifying any additive introduced to the specimen before or at the time of collection. These additives may be introduced in order to preserve, maintain or enhance the particular nature or component of the specimen.


Additive/Preservative - Code System
Code Display Definition Deprecated
F10 10% Formalin 10% Formalin
C32 3.2% Citrate 3.2% Citrate
C38 3.8% Citrate 3.8% Citrate
HCL6 6N HCL 6N HCL
ACDA ACD Solution A ACD Solution A
ACDB ACD Solution B ACD Solution B
ACET Acetic Acid Acetic Acid
AMIES Amies transport medium Amies transport medium
HEPA Ammonium heparin Ammonium heparin
BACTM Bacterial Transport medium Bacterial Transport medium
BOR Borate Boric Acid Borate Boric Acid
BOUIN Bouin's solution Bouin's solution
BF10 Buffered 10% formalin Buffered 10% formalin
WEST Buffered Citrate (Westergren Sedimentation Rate) Buffered Citrate (Westergren Sedimentation Rate)
BSKM Buffered skim milk Buffered skim milk
CARS Carson's Modified 10% formalin Carson's Modified 10% formalin
CARY Cary Blair Medium Cary Blair Medium
CHLTM Chlamydia transport medium Chlamydia transport medium
CTAD CTAD (this should be spelled out if not universally understood) CTAD (this should be spelled out if not universally understood)
ENT Enteric bacteria transport medium Enteric bacteria transport medium
ENT+ Enteric plus Enteric plus
JKM Jones Kendrick Medium Jones Kendrick Medium
KARN Karnovsky's fixative Karnovsky's fixative
LIA Lithium iodoacetate Lithium iodoacetate
HEPL Lithium/Li Heparin Lithium/Li Heparin
M4 M4 M4
M4RT M4-RT M4-RT
M5 M5 M5
MICHTM Michel's transport medium Michel's transport medium
MMDTM MMD transport medium MMD transport medium
HNO3 Nitric Acid Nitric Acid
NONE None None
PAGE Pages's Saline Pages's Saline
PHENOL Phenol Phenol
KOX Potassium Oxalate Potassium Oxalate
EDTK Potassium/K EDTA Potassium/K EDTA
EDTK15 Potassium/K EDTA 15% Potassium/K EDTA 15%
EDTK75 Potassium/K EDTA 7.5% Potassium/K EDTA 7.5%
PVA PVA (polyvinylalcohol) PVA (polyvinylalcohol)
RLM Reagan Lowe Medium Reagan Lowe Medium
SST Serum Separator Tube (Polymer Gel) Serum Separator Tube (Polymer Gel)
SILICA Siliceous earth, 12 mg Siliceous earth, 12 mg
NAF Sodium Fluoride Sodium Fluoride
FL100 Sodium Fluoride, 100mg Sodium Fluoride, 100mg
FL10 Sodium Fluoride, 10mg Sodium Fluoride, 10mg
NAPS Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride
HEPN Sodium/Na Heparin Sodium/Na Heparin
EDTN Sodium/Na EDTA Sodium/Na EDTA
SPS SPS(this should be spelled out if not universally understood) SPS(this should be spelled out if not universally understood)
STUTM Stuart transport medium Stuart transport medium
THROM Thrombin Thrombin
FDP Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor (Fibrin Degradation Products) Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor (Fibrin Degradation Products)
THYMOL Thymol Thymol
THYO Thyoglycollate broth Thyoglycollate broth
TOLU Toluene Toluene
URETM Ureaplasma transport medium Ureaplasma transport medium
VIRTM Viral Transport medium Viral Transport medium