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| Left: | Specimen: Laboratory (http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Specimen-eu-lab) |
| Right: | Specimen: Laboratory (http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Specimen-eu-lab) |
| Error | StructureDefinition.version | Values for version differ: '2.0.0' vs '2.1.0' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.date | Values for date differ: '2026-05-05T15:41:27+02:00' vs '2026-10-16T11:48:49+02:00' |
| Information | Specimen.type | Element minimum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0' |
| Error | Specimen.parent | Type Mismatch: Reference([CanonicalType[http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Specimen-eu-lab]]) vs Reference([CanonicalType[http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Specimen-eu-lab]]) |
| Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Extension' vs 'Additional content defined by implementations' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'An Extension' vs 'May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.' |
| Information | Specimen.container.extension | Element minimum cardinalities differ: '0' vs '1' |
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| abstract | false | ||
| baseDefinition | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Specimen | ||
| copyright | Copyright HL7 Europe. Licensed under creative commons public domain (CC0 1.0). | ||
| date | 2026-05-05T15:41:27+02:00 | 2026-10-16T11:48:49+02:00 |
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| description | This profile defines how to represent Specimens in HL7 FHIR for the purpose of this guide. | ||
| experimental | |||
| fhirVersion | 4.0.1 | ||
| jurisdiction | |||
| jurisdiction[0] | http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm#150 | ||
| kind | resource | ||
| name | SpecimenEu | ||
| publisher | HL7 Europe | ||
| purpose | |||
| status | active | ||
| title | Specimen: Laboratory | ||
| type | Specimen | ||
| url | http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Specimen-eu-lab | ||
| version | 2.0.0 | 2.1.0 |
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| Name | L Flags | L Card. | L Type | L Description & Constraints | R Flags | R Card. | R Type | R Description & Constraints | Comments | ||||||||
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 Specimen | 0..* | Specimen | Laboratory Specimen | 0..* | Specimen | Laboratory Specimen | |||||||||||
 id | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | |||||||||||
| meta | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | |||||||||||
| implicitRules | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |||||||||||
| language | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
| 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
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| text | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||||||||
| contained | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||||||||
 Slices for extension | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them | |||||||||||
 modifierExtension | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |||||||||||
| identifier | 0..* | Identifier | External Identifier | 0..* | Identifier | External Identifier | |||||||||||
| accessionIdentifier | 0..1 | Identifier | Identifier assigned by the lab | 0..1 | Identifier | Identifier assigned by the lab | |||||||||||
| status | 0..1 | code | available | unavailable | unsatisfactory | entered-in-error Binding: ?? (required): Codes providing the status/availability of a specimen. | 0..1 | code | available | unavailable | unsatisfactory | entered-in-error Binding: ?? (required): Codes providing the status/availability of a specimen. | |||||||||||
| type | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of material that forms the specimen Binding: ?? (preferred) | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of material that forms the specimen Binding: ?? (preferred) |
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| subject | 0..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Group | Device | Substance | Location) | Where the specimen came from. This may be from patient(s), from a location (e.g., the source of an environmental sample), or a sampling of a substance or a device | 0..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Group | Device | Substance | Location) | Where the specimen came from. This may be from patient(s), from a location (e.g., the source of an environmental sample), or a sampling of a substance or a device | |||||||||||
| receivedTime | 0..1 | dateTime | The time when specimen was received for processing | 0..1 | dateTime | The time when specimen was received for processing | |||||||||||
| parent | 0..* | Reference(Specimen: Laboratory) | Specimen from which this specimen originated | 0..* | Reference(Specimen: Laboratory) | Specimen from which this specimen originated |
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| request | 0..* | Reference(ServiceRequest) | Why the specimen was collected. | 0..* | Reference(ServiceRequest) | Why the specimen was collected. | |||||||||||
 collection | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Collection details | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Collection details | |||||||||||
 id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||||
| Slices for extension | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||||||||
| modifierExtension | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |||||||||||
| collector | 0..1 | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole) | Who collected the specimen | 0..1 | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole) | Who collected the specimen | |||||||||||
| id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
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| Slices for extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
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| reference | C | 0..1 | string | Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL |
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| type | 0..1 | uri | Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient") Binding: ?? (extensible): Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model). |
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| identifier | 0..1 | Identifier | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known |
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| display | 0..1 | string | Text alternative for the resource |
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| collected[x] | 0..1 | dateTime, Period | Collection time | 0..1 | dateTime, Period | Collection time | |||||||||||
| duration | 0..1 | Duration | How long it took to collect specimen | 0..1 | Duration | How long it took to collect specimen | |||||||||||
| quantity | C | 0..1 | ?? | The quantity of specimen collected | C | 0..1 | ?? | The quantity of specimen collected | |||||||||
| method | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Technique used to perform collection Binding: ?? (example): The technique that is used to perform the procedure. | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Technique used to perform collection Binding: ?? (example): The technique that is used to perform the procedure. | |||||||||||
| bodySite | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Anatomical collection site Binding: ?? (preferred) | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Anatomical collection site Binding: ?? (preferred) | |||||||||||
| id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
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| Slices for extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
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| coding | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system |
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| text | 0..1 | string | Plain text representation of the concept |
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| fastingStatus[x] | 0..1 | CodeableConcept, Duration | Whether or how long patient abstained from food and/or drink Binding: ?? (extensible): Codes describing the fasting status of the patient. | 0..1 | CodeableConcept, Duration | Whether or how long patient abstained from food and/or drink Binding: ?? (extensible): Codes describing the fasting status of the patient. | |||||||||||
| processing | 0..* | BackboneElement | Processing and processing step details | 0..* | BackboneElement | Processing and processing step details | |||||||||||
| id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||||
| extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||||||||
| modifierExtension | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |||||||||||
| description | 0..1 | string | Textual description of procedure | 0..1 | string | Textual description of procedure | |||||||||||
| procedure | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Indicates the treatment step applied to the specimen Binding: ?? (example): Type indicating the technique used to process the specimen. | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Indicates the treatment step applied to the specimen Binding: ?? (example): Type indicating the technique used to process the specimen. | |||||||||||
| additive | 0..* | Reference(Substance | Substance: Specimen Additive Substance) | Material used in the processing step | 0..* | Reference(Substance | Substance: Specimen Additive Substance) | Material used in the processing step | |||||||||||
| time[x] | 0..1 | dateTime, Period | Date and time of specimen processing | 0..1 | dateTime, Period | Date and time of specimen processing | |||||||||||
| container | 0..* | BackboneElement | Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.) | 0..* | BackboneElement | Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.) | |||||||||||
| id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||||
| Slices for extension | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them | 1..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
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| modifierExtension | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |||||||||||
| identifier | 0..* | Identifier | Id for the container | 0..* | Identifier | Id for the container | |||||||||||
| description | 0..1 | string | Textual description of the container | 0..1 | string | Textual description of the container | |||||||||||
| type | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of container directly associated with specimen Binding: ?? (preferred) | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of container directly associated with specimen Binding: ?? (preferred) | |||||||||||
| capacity | C | 0..1 | ?? | Container volume or size | C | 0..1 | ?? | Container volume or size | |||||||||
| specimenQuantity | C | 0..1 | ?? | Quantity of specimen within container | C | 0..1 | ?? | Quantity of specimen within container | |||||||||
| additive[x] | 0..0 | Additive associated with container Binding: ?? (example): Substance added to specimen container. | 0..0 | Additive associated with container Binding: ?? (example): Substance added to specimen container. | |||||||||||||
| condition | 0..* | CodeableConcept | State of the specimen Binding: ?? (extensible): Codes describing the state of the specimen. | 0..* | CodeableConcept | State of the specimen Binding: ?? (extensible): Codes describing the state of the specimen. | |||||||||||
| note | 0..* | Annotation | Comments | 0..* | Annotation | Comments | |||||||||||
| Documentation for this format | |||||||||||||||||