Reference record for OID 2.16.840.1.113883.18.234

Parent

2.16.840.1.113883.18 (18, v2CodeSystemsRoot)

Node code

234

Node names

SpecialHandling
v2-0376
specialHandling

Numeric OID

2.16.840.1.113883.18.234

URN notation

urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.234

ASN.1 notation

{2 16 840 1 113883 18 234}

{joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) v2-0376(234)}
{joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) specialHandling(234)}
{joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16) us-joint(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) v2-0376(234)}
{joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16) us-joint(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) specialHandling(234)}
{joint-iso-ccitt(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) v2-0376(234)}
{joint-iso-ccitt(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) specialHandling(234)}
{joint-iso-ccitt(2) country(16) us-joint(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) v2-0376(234)}
{joint-iso-ccitt(2) country(16) us-joint(840) organization(1) hl7(113883) v2CodeSystemsRoot(18) specialHandling(234)}

OID-IRI notation

/2/16/840/1/113883/18/234
/Country/840/1/113883/18/234
/Joint-ISO-ITU-T/16/840/1/113883/18/234

Named path variants

/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/hl7/18/SpecialHandling
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/hl7/18/v2-0376
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/hl7/18/specialHandling
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/hl7/v2CodeSystemsRoot/SpecialHandling
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/hl7/v2CodeSystemsRoot/v2-0376
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/hl7/v2CodeSystemsRoot/specialHandling
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/HL7/18/SpecialHandling
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/HL7/18/v2-0376
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/HL7/18/specialHandling
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/HL7/v2CodeSystemsRoot/SpecialHandling
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/HL7/v2CodeSystemsRoot/v2-0376
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us/organization/HL7/v2CodeSystemsRoot/specialHandling
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us-joint/organization/hl7/18/SpecialHandling
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us-joint/organization/hl7/18/v2-0376
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us-joint/organization/hl7/18/specialHandling
/joint-iso-itu-t/country/us-joint/organization/hl7/v2CodeSystemsRoot/SpecialHandling
Additional combinations skipped.

Descriptions

SpecialHandling, v2-0376 — HL7 Terminology

Code system of concepts describing how a specimen and/or container needs to be handled from the time of collection through the initiation of testing. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the SPM, SAC, PAC and OM4 segments.

Source records

SpecialHandling, v2-0376

Status in source: active.

Names: SpecialHandling, v2-0376

Technical details

{
  "url": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376",
  "date": "2019-12-01",
  "title": "specialHandling",
  "status": "active",
  "contact": [
    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "value": "http://hl7.org",
          "system": "url"
        },
        {
          "value": "hq@HL7.org",
          "system": "email"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "purpose": "Underlying Master Code System for V2 table 0376 (Special Handling Code)",
  "version": "3.0.0",
  "copyright": "This material derives from the HL7 Terminology (THO). THO is copyright ©1989+ Health Level Seven International and is made available under the CC0 designation. For more licensing information see: https://terminology.hl7.org/license.html",
  "publisher": "Health Level Seven International",
  "experimental": false,
  "caseSensitive": true,
  "compositional": false,
  "resource_type": "CodeSystem",
  "versionNeeded": false,
  "oid_identifier": {
    "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.234",
    "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986"
  },
  "hierarchyMeaning": "is-a"
}

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specialHandling

Status in source: complete.

Names: specialHandling

Technical details

{
  "organization": "HL7 International",
  "coding_system_name": "Special handling considerations",
  "published_oid_type": "18"
}

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First Registration Authority (inferred from ancestor 2.16.840.1.113883)

W. Ted Klein

Current Registration Authority (inferred from ancestor 2.16.840.1.113883.18)

HL7 International

Siblings (445)

OID	Name	Description
2.16.840.1.113883.18.1	sex	Sex
2.16.840.1.113883.18.2	administrativeSex, AdministrativeSex, v2-0001	Administrative sex
2.16.840.1.113883.18.3	problemGoalActionCode, ProblemGoalAction, v2-0287, problem-goalAction	Health Level 7 (HL7) Table 0287 – Problem/goal action code
2.16.840.1.113883.18.4	Event, v2-0003, eventType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.5	PatientClass, v2-0004, patientClass
2.16.840.1.113883.18.6	ethnicGroup
2.16.840.1.113883.18.7	religion
2.16.840.1.113883.18.8	Religion2, v2-0006, religion2
2.16.840.1.113883.18.9	AdmissionType, v2-0007, admissionType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.10	AcknowledgmentCodes, v2-0008, acknowledgmentCodes
2.16.840.1.113883.18.11	AmbulatoryStatus, v2-0009, ambulatoryStatus
2.16.840.1.113883.18.12	StockLocation, v2-0012, stockLocation
2.16.840.1.113883.18.13	TransactionType, v2-0017, transactionType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.14	admitSource
2.16.840.1.113883.18.15	Priority, v2-0027, priority
2.16.840.1.113883.18.16	Route, v2-0033, route
2.16.840.1.113883.18.17	SiteAdministered, v2-0034, siteAdministered
2.16.840.1.113883.18.18	OrderStatus, v2-0038, orderStatus
2.16.840.1.113883.18.19	conditionCodes
2.16.840.1.113883.18.20	WhatSubjectFilter, v2-0048, whatSubjectFilter
2.16.840.1.113883.18.21	DiagnosisType, v2-0052, diagnosisType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.22	CheckDigitScheme, v2-0061, checkDigitScheme
2.16.840.1.113883.18.23	EventReason, v2-0062, eventReason
2.16.840.1.113883.18.24	Relationship, v2-0063, relationship
2.16.840.1.113883.18.25	SpecimenAction, v2-0065, specimenAction
2.16.840.1.113883.18.26	EmploymentStatus, v2-0066, employmentStatus
2.16.840.1.113883.18.27	HospitalService, v2-0069, hospitalService
2.16.840.1.113883.18.28	SpecimenSourceCodes, v2-0070, specimenSourceCodes
2.16.840.1.113883.18.29	DiagnosticServiceSectionId, v2-0074, diagnosticServiceSectionId
2.16.840.1.113883.18.30	MessageType, v2-0076, messageType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.31	interpretationCodes
2.16.840.1.113883.18.32	NatureOfAbnormalTesting, v2-0080, natureOfAbnormalTesting
2.16.840.1.113883.18.33	OutlierType, v2-0083, outlierType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.34	ObservationResultStatusCodesInterpretation, v2-0085, observationResultStatusCodesInterpretation
2.16.840.1.113883.18.35	QueryPriority, v2-0091, queryPriority
2.16.840.1.113883.18.36	ReAdmissionIndicator, v2-0092, re-admissionIndicator
2.16.840.1.113883.18.37	TypeOfAgreement, v2-0098, typeOfAgreement
2.16.840.1.113883.18.38	InvocationEvent, v2-0100, invocationEvent
2.16.840.1.113883.18.39	DelayedAcknowledgmentType, v2-0102, delayedAcknowledgmentType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.40	ProcessingId, v2-0103, processingId
2.16.840.1.113883.18.41	VersionId, v2-0104, versionId
2.16.840.1.113883.18.42	SourceOfComment, v2-0105, sourceOfComment
2.16.840.1.113883.18.43	QueryResponseFormat, v2-0106, queryResponseFormat
2.16.840.1.113883.18.44	DeferredResponseType, v2-0107, deferredResponseType
2.16.840.1.113883.18.45	QueryResultsLevel, v2-0108, queryResultsLevel
2.16.840.1.113883.18.46	ReportPriority, v2-0109, reportPriority
2.16.840.1.113883.18.47	BedStatus, v2-0116, bedStatus
2.16.840.1.113883.18.48	OrderControlCodes, v2-0119, orderControlCodes
2.16.840.1.113883.18.49	ResponseFlag, v2-0121, responseFlag
2.16.840.1.113883.18.50	ChargeType, v2-0122, chargeType