HL7 v2 parser Glossary

SPM - Specimen (HL7 v2.7.1)

Versions: v2.5.1 v2.6 v2.7.1

The SPM segment (Specimen) has 32 fields in HL7 v2.7.1. Fields are addressed as SPM-n; composite fields break into components SPM-n.m. Paste a message into the parser to see every field annotated with this table.

#NameTypeLenOptRepeatsTable
1Set ID - SPMSI4OptionalNo
2Specimen ID EIPOptionalNo
3Specimen Parent IDsEIPOptionalYes
4Specimen Type CWERequiredNo0487
5Specimen Type ModifierCWEOptionalYes0541
6Specimen AdditivesCWEOptionalYes0371
7Specimen Collection Method CWEOptionalNo0488
8Specimen Source SiteCWEOptionalNo
9Specimen Source Site ModifierCWEOptionalYes0542
10Specimen Collection SiteCWEOptionalNo0543
11Specimen RoleCWEOptionalYes0369
12Specimen Collection AmountCQOptionalNo
13Grouped Specimen CountNMConditionalNo
14Specimen Description STOptionalYes
15Specimen Handling Code CWEOptionalYes0376
16Specimen Risk CodeCWEOptionalYes0489
17Specimen Collection Date/Time DROptionalNo
18Specimen Received Date/TimeDTMOptionalNo
19Specimen Expiration Date/TimeDTMOptionalNo
20Specimen AvailabilityID1OptionalNo0136
21Specimen Reject ReasonCWEOptionalYes0490
22Specimen Quality CWEOptionalNo0491
23Specimen Appropriateness CWEOptionalNo0492
24Specimen Condition CWEOptionalYes0493
25Specimen Current Quantity CQOptionalNo
26Number of Specimen ContainersNMOptionalNo
27Container Type CWEOptionalNo
28Container ConditionCWEOptionalNo0544
29Specimen Child Role CWEOptionalNo0494
30Accession IDCXOptionalYes
31Other Specimen IDCXOptionalYes
32Shipment IDEIOptionalNo