---
type: "valueset"
title: "FHIR Specimen Collection Method"
valueset: "specimen-collection-method"
---
# FHIR Specimen Collection Method

- **Official URL**: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-collection-method
- **Version**: 6.0.0
- **Status**: active
- **Name**: FHIRSpecimenCollectionMethod
- **Title**: FHIR Specimen Collection Method
- **Publisher**: FHIR Project team
- **Description**: This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the method by which a specimen was collected.

## Content (Compose)

- **System**: http://snomed.info/sct | **Concepts**: 129316008, 129314006, 129300006, 129304002, 129323009, 73416001, 225113003, 70777001, 386089008, 278450005

## ValueSet XML



```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="specimen-collection-method"/>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="oo"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="informative"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-collection-method"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.468"/>
  </identifier>
  <identifier>
    <use value="old"/>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.461"/>
  </identifier>
  <identifier>
    <use value="old"/>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.275"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="6.0.0"/>
  <name value="FHIRSpecimenCollectionMethod"/>
  <title value="FHIR Specimen Collection Method"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="true"/>
  <publisher value="FHIR Project team"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the method by which a specimen was collected."/>
  <copyright value="This resource includes content from SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) which is copyright of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO). Implementers of these specifications must have the appropriate SNOMED CT Affiliate license - for more information contact http://www.snomed.org/snomed-ct/get-snomed-ct or info@snomed.org"/>
  <compose>
    <include>
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
      <concept>
        <code value="129316008"/>
        <display value="Aspiration - action"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="129314006"/>
        <display value="Biopsy - action"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="129300006"/>
        <display value="Puncture - action"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="129304002"/>
        <display value="Excision - action"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="129323009"/>
        <display value="Scraping - action"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="73416001"/>
        <display value="Urine specimen collection, clean catch"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="225113003"/>
        <display value="Timed urine collection"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="70777001"/>
        <display value="Urine specimen collection, catheterized"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="386089008"/>
        <display value="Collection of coughed sputum"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="278450005"/>
        <display value="Finger-prick sampling"/>
      </concept>
    </include>
  </compose>
</ValueSet>
```