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# Specimen

> A sample to be used for analysis.

## Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[] | External Identifier |
| accessionIdentifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier) | Identifier assigned by the lab |
| status | No | code | available / unavailable / unsatisfactory / entered-in-error |
| type | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Kind of material that forms the specimen |
| subject | No | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [Group](/medical-api/fhir/resources/group) / [Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device) / [Substance](/medical-api/fhir/resources/substance) / [Location](/medical-api/fhir/resources/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 | No | dateTime | The time when specimen was received for processing |
| parent | No | Reference\<[Specimen](/medical-api/fhir/resources/specimen)>\[] | Specimen from which this specimen originated |
| request | No | Reference\<[ServiceRequest](/medical-api/fhir/resources/servicerequest)>\[] | Why the specimen was collected |
| collection | No | SpecimenCollection | Collection details |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - collector | No | Reference\<[Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole)> | Who collected the specimen |
| - collected\[x] | No | dateTime, [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period) | Collection time |
| - duration | No | [Duration](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/duration) | How long it took to collect specimen |
| - quantity | No | [Quantity](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/quantity) | The quantity of specimen collected |
| - method | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Technique used to perform collection |
| - bodySite | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Anatomical collection site |
| - fastingStatus\[x] | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept), [Duration](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/duration) | Whether or how long patient abstained from food and/or drink |
| processing | No | SpecimenProcessing | Processing and processing step details |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - description | No | string | Textual description of procedure |
| - procedure | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Indicates the treatment step applied to the specimen |
| - additive | No | Reference\<[Substance](/medical-api/fhir/resources/substance)>\[] | Material used in the processing step |
| - time\[x] | No | dateTime, [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period) | Date and time of specimen processing |
| container | No | SpecimenContainer | Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.) |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[] | Id for the container |
| - description | No | string | Textual description of the container |
| - type | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Kind of container directly associated with specimen |
| - capacity | No | [Quantity](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/quantity) | Container volume or size |
| - specimenQuantity | No | [Quantity](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/quantity) | Quantity of specimen within container |
| - additive\[x] | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept), Reference\<[Substance](/medical-api/fhir/resources/substance)> | Additive associated with container |
| condition | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | State of the specimen |
| note | No | [Annotation](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/annotation)\[] | Comments |

## Search Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
| - | - | - | - |
| accession | token | The accession number associated with the specimen | Specimen.accessionIdentifier |
| bodysite | token | The code for the body site from where the specimen originated | Specimen.collection.bodySite |
| collected | date | The date the specimen was collected | Specimen.collection.collected |
| collector | reference | Who collected the specimen | Specimen.collection.collector |
| container | token | The kind of specimen container | Specimen.container.type |
| container-id | token | The unique identifier associated with the specimen container | Specimen.container.identifier |
| identifier | token | The unique identifier associated with the specimen | Specimen.identifier |
| parent | reference | The parent of the specimen | Specimen.parent |
| patient | reference | The patient the specimen comes from | Specimen.subject |
| status | token | available / unavailable / unsatisfactory / entered-in-error | Specimen.status |
| subject | reference | The subject of the specimen | Specimen.subject |
| type | token | The specimen type | Specimen.type |

## Inherited Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| id | No | string | Logical id of this artifact |
| meta | No | [Meta](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/meta) | Metadata about the resource |
| implicitRules | No | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| language | No | code | Language of the resource content |
| text | No | [Narrative](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/narrative) | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained | No | Resource\[] | Contained, inline Resources |
| extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored |

To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see [Specimen](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Specimen).


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