| Vocabulary Type | Code System - Universal | 
| Concept Domain | Specimen Reject Reason | 
| Code System Name | |
| Code System Identifier | |
| Code System OID | |
| HL7 Table Identifier | HL70490 | 
| Version | |
| Status | Active | 
| Where Used | SPM-21 | 
| Purpose and Use | HL7-defined table of codes specifying the reasons a specimen may be rejected for a specified observation/result/analysis. | 
| Code | Display | Definition | Deprecated | 
|---|---|---|---|
| EX | Expired | Expired | |
| QS | Quantity not sufficient | Quantity not sufficient | |
| RB | Broken container | Broken container | |
| RC | Clotting | Clotting | |
| RD | Missing collection date | Missing collection date | |
| RA | Missing patient ID number | Missing patient ID number | |
| RE | Missing patient name | Missing patient name | |
| RH | Hemolysis | Hemolysis | |
| RI | Identification problem | Identification problem | |
| RM | Labeling | Labeling | |
| RN | Contamination | Contamination | |
| RP | Missing phlebotomist ID | Missing phlebotomist ID | |
| RR | Improper storage | Improper storage | |
| RS | Name misspelling | Name misspelling |