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Resource Profile: Specimen - Mappings

Draft as of 2026-11-04

Mappings for the Specimen resource profile.

Mappings to Structures in this Implementation Guide

No Mappings Found

Mappings to other Structures

No Mappings Found

Other Mappings

NameHL7 v2.5.1 (England PaLM)RIM MappingFiveWs Pattern Mappingdoco
Specimen
SPM
Role[classCode=SPEC]
Specimen / id
Specimen / meta
Specimen / implicitRules
Specimen / language
Specimen / text
Act.text?
Specimen / contained
N/A
Specimen / Slices for extension
Specimen / Slices for extension / extension:focus
Specimen / modifierExtension
N/A
Specimen / Slices for identifier
.id
FiveWs.identifier
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber
SPM-2.1 Placer Assigned Identifier
.id
FiveWs.identifier
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / id
n/a
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / extension
n/a
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / use
Role.code or implied by context
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / type
Role.code or implied by context
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / system
II.root or Role.id.root
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / value
II.extension or II.root if system indicates OID or GUID (Or Role.id.extension or root)
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / period
Role.effectiveTime or implied by context
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner
II.assigningAuthorityName but note that this is an improper use by the definition of the field. Also Role.scoper
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner / id
n/a
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner / extension
n/a
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner / reference
N/A
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner / type
N/A
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner / identifier
.identifier
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner / identifier / id
n/a
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner / identifier / extension
n/a
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner / identifier / use
Role.code or implied by context
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner / identifier / type
Role.code or implied by context
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner / identifier / system
II.root or Role.id.root
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner / identifier / value
II.extension or II.root if system indicates OID or GUID (Or Role.id.extension or root)
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner / identifier / period
Role.effectiveTime or implied by context
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner / identifier / assigner
II.assigningAuthorityName but note that this is an improper use by the definition of the field. Also Role.scoper
Specimen / Slices for identifier / identifier:placerSpecimenNumber / assigner / display
N/A
Specimen / accessionIdentifier
SPM-2.2 Filler Assigned Identifier
  • .participation[typeCode=SBJ].act[classCode=ACSN
  • moodCode=EVN].id
FiveWs.identifier
Specimen / status
status
FiveWs.status
Specimen / type
SPM-4 Specimen Type
.code
FiveWs.what[x]
Specimen / subject
PID
.scoper or .scoper.playsRole
FiveWs.subject
Specimen / receivedTime
SPM-18 Specimen Received Date/Time
  • .participation[typeCode=SBJ].act[code=SPCREC
  • moodCode=EVN].effectiveTime
FiveWs.done[x]
Specimen / parent
.scoper (if parent) .player.scopesRole[classCode=SPEC].player (if child)
Specimen / request
outboundRelationship[typeCode=FLFS].target
FiveWs.why[x]
Specimen / collection
  • .participation[typeCode=SBJ].act[classCode=SPECCOLLECT
  • moodCode=EVN]
Specimen / collection / id
n/a
Specimen / collection / extension
n/a
Specimen / collection / modifierExtension
N/A
Specimen / collection / collector
.participation[typeCode=PFM].role
FiveWs.actor
Specimen / collection / collector / id
n/a
Specimen / collection / collector / Slices for extension
n/a
Specimen / collection / collector / Slices for extension / extension:collector
Specimen / collection / collector / Slices for extension / extension:collector / id
n/a
Specimen / collection / collector / Slices for extension / extension:collector / extension
Specimen / collection / collector / Slices for extension / extension:collector / url
N/A
Specimen / collection / collector / Slices for extension / extension:collector / value[x]
N/A
Specimen / collection / collector / reference
N/A
Specimen / collection / collector / type
N/A
Specimen / collection / collector / identifier
.identifier
Specimen / collection / collector / display
N/A
Specimen / collection / collected[x]
SPM-17 Specimen Collection Date/Time
.effectiveTime
FiveWs.init
Specimen / collection / duration
FiveWs.init
Specimen / collection / quantity
.participation[typeCode=SBJ].role[classCode=SPEC].player.quantity
Specimen / collection / method
SPM-7 Specimen Collection Method
.methodCode
Specimen / collection / bodySite
SPM-8 Specimen Source Site (with SPM-9 modifier)
.targetSiteCode
Specimen / collection / bodySite / id
n/a
Specimen / collection / bodySite / Slices for extension
n/a
Specimen / collection / bodySite / Slices for extension / extension:bodySite
Specimen / collection / bodySite / Slices for extension / extension:bodySite / id
n/a
Specimen / collection / bodySite / Slices for extension / extension:bodySite / extension
Specimen / collection / bodySite / Slices for extension / extension:bodySite / url
N/A
Specimen / collection / bodySite / Slices for extension / extension:bodySite / value[x]
N/A
Specimen / collection / bodySite / coding
  • union(.
  • ./translation)
Specimen / collection / bodySite / text
./originalText[mediaType/code="text/plain"]/data
Specimen / collection / fastingStatus[x]
Specimen / processing
  • .participation[typeCode=SBJ].act[code=SPCTRT
  • moodCode=EVN]
Specimen / processing / id
n/a
Specimen / processing / extension
n/a
Specimen / processing / modifierExtension
N/A
Specimen / processing / description
.text
Specimen / processing / procedure
.code
Specimen / processing / additive
.participation[typeCode=CSM].role[classCode=ADTV].code
Specimen / processing / time[x]
.effectiveTime
Specimen / container
.player.scopingRole[classCode=CONT].scoper
Specimen / container / id
n/a
Specimen / container / Slices for extension
Specimen / container / Slices for extension / extension:device
Specimen / container / Slices for extension / extension:device / id
n/a
Specimen / container / Slices for extension / extension:device / extension
Specimen / container / Slices for extension / extension:device / url
N/A
Specimen / container / Slices for extension / extension:device / value[x]
N/A
Specimen / container / modifierExtension
N/A
Specimen / container / identifier
.id
Specimen / container / description
.desc
Specimen / container / type
.code
Specimen / container / capacity
.quantity
Specimen / container / specimenQuantity
.playedRole[classCode=CONT].quantity
Specimen / container / additive[x]
.scopesRole[classCode=ADTV].player
Specimen / condition
Specimen / note
SPM-14 Specimen Description
  • .inboundRelationship[typeCode=SUBJ].source[classCode=OBS
  • moodCode=EVN
  • code="annotation"].value

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