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Specimen Collection Method
Vocabulary Type Code System - Universal
Concept Domain Specimen Collection Method
Code System Name
Code System Identifier
Code System OID
HL7 Table Identifier HL70488
Version
Status Active
Where Used SPM-7
Purpose and Use HL7-defined table of codes specifying the specimen collection method. Used in Version 2 messaging in the SPM segment.


Specimen Collection Method - Code System
Code Display Definition Deprecated
FNA Aspiration, Fine Needle Aspiration, Fine Needle
PNA Arterial puncture Arterial puncture
BIO Biopsy Biopsy
BCAE Blood Culture, Aerobic Bottle Blood Culture, Aerobic Bottle
BCAN Blood Culture, Anaerobic Bottle Blood Culture, Anaerobic Bottle
BCPD Blood Culture, Pediatric Bottle Blood Culture, Pediatric Bottle
CAP Capillary Specimen Capillary Specimen
CATH Catheterized Catheterized
EPLA Environmental, Plate Environmental, Plate
ESWA Environmental, Swab Environmental, Swab
LNA Line, Arterial Line, Arterial
CVP Line, CVP Line, CVP
LNV Line, Venous Line, Venous
MARTL Martin-Lewis Agar Martin-Lewis Agar
ML11 Mod. Martin-Lewis Agar Mod. Martin-Lewis Agar
PACE Pace, Gen-Probe Pace, Gen-Probe
PIN Pinworm Prep Pinworm Prep
KOFFP Plate, Cough Plate, Cough
MLP Plate, Martin-Lewis Plate, Martin-Lewis
NYP Plate, New York City Plate, New York City
TMP Plate, Thayer-Martin Plate, Thayer-Martin
ANP Plates, Anaerobic Plates, Anaerobic
BAP Plates, Blood Agar Plates, Blood Agar
PRIME Pump Prime Pump Prime
PUMP Pump Specimen Pump Specimen
QC5 Quality Control For Micro Quality Control For Micro
SCLP Scalp, Fetal Vein Scalp, Fetal Vein
SCRAPS Scrapings Scrapings
SHA Shaving Shaving
SWA Swab Swab
SWD Swab, Dacron tipped Swab, Dacron tipped
WOOD Swab, Wooden Shaft Swab, Wooden Shaft
TMOT Transport Media, Transport Media,
TMAN Transport Media, Anaerobic Transport Media, Anaerobic
TMCH Transport Media, Chalamydia Transport Media, Chalamydia
TMM4 Transport Media, M4 Transport Media, M4
TMMY Transport Media, Mycoplasma Transport Media, Mycoplasma
TMPV Transport Media, PVA Transport Media, PVA
TMSC Transport Media, Stool Culture Transport Media, Stool Culture
TMUP Transport Media, Ureaplasma Transport Media, Ureaplasma
TMVI Transport Media, Viral Transport Media, Viral
VENIP Venipuncture Venipuncture