---
type: "example"
title: "Specimen Example: specimen-example-urine"
resource: "Specimen"
example: "specimen-example-urine"
---
# Specimen Example: specimen-example-urine

## Example XML



```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Specimen xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
	<id value="vma-urine"/>
	<identifier>
		<type>
			<coding>
				<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203"/>
				<code value="ACSN"/>
				<display value="Accession ID"/>
			</coding>
		</type>
		<system value="http://lab.acme.org/specimens/2015"/>
		<value value="X352356"/>
	</identifier>
	<identifier>
		<type>
			<coding>
				<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203"/>
				<code value="ACSN"/>
				<display value="Accession ID"/>
			</coding>
		</type>
		<system value="http://lab.acme.org/specimens/2015"/>
		<value value="X352356"/>
	</identifier>
	<status value="available"/>
	<type>
		<!--
   Type is a loosely defined field because there is such a lot of variation in how it is used.
   The principal variation is how much information that could be represented elsewhere is also
   represented here. For instance, here's some possible types:
     lithium heparin plasma   (+ .container.additive) (e.g. SNOMED CT 446272009)
     transfusion bag of blood (+ container.type)
     Peritoneal lavage        (+ collection.bodySite)
   If the type includes other fields, it would be normal not to populate the other fields

   Note that this practice is so widespread that it's pointless to try and stop it
 -->
		<coding>
			<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0487"/>
			<code value="RANDU"/>
			<display value="Urine, Random"/>
		</coding>
	</type>
	<subject>
		<reference value="Patient/example"/>
	</subject>
	<receivedTime value="2015-08-18T07:03:00Z"/>
	<collection>
		<collector>
			<!-- in practice, collecter is almost always recorded -->
			<reference value="Practitioner/f202"/>
		</collector>
		<!-- the time of collection is usually required. Usually a point in time, but can be a period 
      (collectedPeriod) if it's a timed collection (e.g. a 24 hour urine) -->
		<collectedDateTime value="2015-08-18T07:03:00Z"/>
		<!-- method is usually implied by type -->
	</collection>
	<processing>
		<description value="Acidify to pH &lt; 3.0 with 6 N HCl."/>
		<method>
			<coding>
				<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0373"/>
				<code value="ACID"/>
			</coding>
		</method>
		<additive>
			<display value="6 N HCl"/>
		</additive>
		<timeDateTime value="2015-08-18T08:10:00Z"/>
	</processing>
	<container>
		<deviceCanonical value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Device/device-example-specimen-container-polycup"/>
		<specimenQuantity>
			<value value="10"/>
			<unit value="mls"/>
		</specimenQuantity>
	</container>
</Specimen>
```