NHS North West Genomics
2.1.4 - ci-build
NHS North West Genomics
2.1.4 - ci-build
NHS North West Genomics - Local Development build (v2.1.4) built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) Build Tools. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/ValueSet/specimen-type | Version: 2.1.4 | ||||
| Draft as of 2026-07-24 | Computable Name: SpecimenType | ||||
A subset of HL7 Europe Laboratory Report ValueSet: Specimen Types Local codes are provided for backward compatability, SNOMED codes are preferred.
References
This value set includes codes based on the following rules:
http://snomed.info/sct version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)| Code | Display | Sample Type (SNOMED) to iGene Specimen Type |
| 119297000 | Blood specimen | ~SAMPLE: BL |
| 119373006 | Amniotic fluid specimen | ~SAMPLE: AF |
| 309201001 | Ascitic fluid sample | ~SAMPLE: Ascitic fluid |
| 258580003 | Whole blood sample | ~SAMPLE: BL |
| 122552005 | Arterial blood specimen | |
| 122556008 | Cord blood specimen | ~SAMPLE: BL |
| 737357006 | Foetal blood specimen | ~SAMPLE: BL |
| 122555007 | Venous blood specimen | ~SAMPLE: BL |
| 440500007 | Blood spot specimen | ~SAMPLE: BSP |
| 119359002 | Bone marrow specimen | ~SAMPLE: BM |
| 733104004 | Buccal swab | ~SAMPLE: BS |
| 258450006 | Cerebrospinal fluid sample | ~SAMPLE: CSF |
| 258565009 | Chorionic villi sample | ~SAMPLE: CVB Chorionic |
| 702451000 | Cultured cells | ~SAMPLE: Cult Cells |
| 309147000 | Thyroid cyst fluid sample | ~SAMPLE: Cystic fluid |
| 258566005 | Deoxyribonucleic acid sample | |
| 441652008 | Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue specimen | ?SAMPLE: FFPE-SL ?SAMPLE: FFPE-SH ?SAMPLE: FFPE-PCS |
| 1003517007 | Freeze dried specimen | |
| 122571007 | Pericardial fluid specimen | ~SAMPLE: PERICARDIAL FLUID |
| 418564007 | Pleural fluid specimen | ~Pl F |
| 119342007 | Saliva specimen | ~SAMPLE: SALIVA |
| 441479001 | Fresh tissue specimen | ~SAMPLE: TC |
| 122575003 | Urine specimen | ~SAMPLE: Urine |
| 441673008 | Ribonucleic acid specimen (specimen) |
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE version 📦2.1.4
Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on:
This value set contains 48 concepts
| System | Code | Display (en) | Sample Type (SNOMED) to iGene Specimen Type | JSON | XML |
http://snomed.info/sct | 119297000 | Blood specimen | ~SAMPLE: BL | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 119373006 | Amniotic fluid specimen | ~SAMPLE: AF | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 309201001 | Ascitic fluid sample | ~SAMPLE: Ascitic fluid | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 258580003 | Whole blood sample | ~SAMPLE: BL | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 122552005 | Arterial blood specimen | |||
http://snomed.info/sct | 122556008 | Cord blood specimen | ~SAMPLE: BL | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 737357006 | Foetal blood specimen | ~SAMPLE: BL | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 122555007 | Venous blood specimen | ~SAMPLE: BL | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 440500007 | Blood spot specimen | ~SAMPLE: BSP | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 119359002 | Bone marrow specimen | ~SAMPLE: BM | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 733104004 | Buccal swab | ~SAMPLE: BS | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 258450006 | Cerebrospinal fluid sample | ~SAMPLE: CSF | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 258565009 | Chorionic villi sample | ~SAMPLE: CVB Chorionic | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 702451000 | Cultured cells | ~SAMPLE: Cult Cells | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 309147000 | Thyroid cyst fluid sample | ~SAMPLE: Cystic fluid | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 258566005 | Deoxyribonucleic acid sample | |||
http://snomed.info/sct | 441652008 | Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue specimen | ?SAMPLE: FFPE-SL ?SAMPLE: FFPE-SH ?SAMPLE: FFPE-PCS | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 1003517007 | Lyophilized specimen | |||
http://snomed.info/sct | 122571007 | Pericardial fluid specimen | ~SAMPLE: PERICARDIAL FLUID | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 418564007 | Pleural fluid specimen | ~Pl F | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 119342007 | Saliva specimen | ~SAMPLE: SALIVA | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 441479001 | Fresh tissue specimen | ~SAMPLE: TC | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 122575003 | Urine specimen | ~SAMPLE: Urine | ||
http://snomed.info/sct | 441673008 | Ribonucleic acid specimen | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: Urine | Urine | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: TC | Tissue | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: SALIVA | Saliva | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: PERICARDIAL FLUID | Pericardial fluid | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: No sample received | No Sample Received | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: Lyophilised cell pellet | Lyophilised cell pellet | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: Liquid Biopsy | Liquid Biopsy | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: FFPE-WB | FFPE - Wax block | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: FFPE-SL | FFPE - Slides | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: FFPE-SH | FFPE - Shavings | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: FFPE-PCS | FFPE - Positively Charged Slides | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: Cystic fluid | Cystic fluid | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: CVB Chorionic | Villus Biopsy | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: Cult Cells | Cultured Cells | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: Cell Pellet | Cell Pellet | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: BSP | Blood Spot | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: BS | Buccal Swab | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: BM | Bone Marrow | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: BL | Blood | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: Ascitic fluid | Ascitic Fluid | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: AF | Amniotic Fluid | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | SAMPLE: UNK | Unknown | |||
https://fhir.nwgenomics.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/IGENE | Pl F | Pleural fluid |