This code system (http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-EntityCode) is defined as part of HL7 v3.
Release Date: 2018年08月12日
Level Code Display Definition
1 (_MaterialEntityClassType) Abstract
Types of Material for EntityClass "MAT"
2 (_ContainerEntityType) Abstract
Material intended to hold another material for purpose of storage or transport.
3 PKG Package
A material intended to hold other materials for purposes of storage or transportation
4 (_NonRigidContainerEntityType) Abstract
A container having dimensions that adjust somewhat based on the amount and shape of the material placed within it.
5 BAG Bag
A pouched or pendulous container.
5 PACKT Packet
A paper
5 PCH Pouch
A small bag or container made of a soft material.
5 SACH Sachet
A small bag or packet containing a small portion of a substance.
4 (_RigidContainerEntityType) Abstract
A container having a fixed and inflexible dimensions and volume
5 (_IndividualPackageEntityType) Abstract
Container intended to contain sufficient material for only one use.
6 AMP Ampule
A small sealed glass container that holds a measured amount of a medicinal substance.
6 MINIM Minim
Individually dosed ophthalmic solution. One time eye dropper dispenser.
6 NEBAMP Nebuamp
Individually dosed inhalation solution.
6 OVUL Ovule
A container either glass or plastic and a narrow neck, for storing liquid.
5 (_MultiUseContainerEntityType) Abstract
A container intended to contain sufficient material for more than one use. (I.e. Material is intended to be removed from the container at more than one discrete time period.)
6 BOT Bottle
A container, typically rounded, either glass or plastic with a narrow neck and capable of storing liquid.
7 BOTA Amber Bottle
A bottle of yellow to brown color. Used to store light-sensitive materials
7 BOTD Dropper Bottle
A bottle with a cap designed to release the contained liquid in droplets of a specific size.
7 BOTG Glass Bottle
A bottle made of glass
7 BOTP Plastic Bottle
A bottle made of plastic
8 BOTPLY Polyethylene Bottle
A bottle made of polyethylene
6 BOX Box
A 6-sided container commonly made from paper or cardboard used for solid forms.
6 CAN Can
A metal container in which a material is hermetically sealed to enable storage over long periods.
6 CART Cartridge
A sealed container of liquid or powder intended to be loaded into a device.
6 CNSTR Canister
A pressurized metal container holding a substance released as a spray or aerosol.
6 JAR Jar
A container of glass, earthenware, plastic, etc. Top of the container has a diameter of similar size to the diameter of the container as a whole
6 JUG Jug
A deep vessel for holding liquids, with a handle and often with a spout or lip shape for pouring.
6 TIN Tin
A lidded container made of thin sheet metal.
6 TUB Tub
An open flat bottomed round container.
6 TUBE Tube
A long hollow rigid or flexible cylinder. Material is extruded by squeezing the container.
6 VIAL Vial
A small cylindrical glass for holding liquid medicines.
5 BLSTRPK Blister Pack
A bubblepack. Medications sealed individually, separated into doses.
6 CARD Card
A bubble pack card. Multiple individual/separated doses.
4 COMPPKG Compliance Package
A container intended to contain sufficient material for more than one use, but grouped or organized to provide individual access to sufficient material for a single use. Often used to ensure that the proper type and amount of material is consumed/expended for each use.
5 DIALPK Dial Pack
Rotatable dispenser. Eg. Birth control package.
5 DISK Disk
Object that is thin, flat, and circular. Doses of medication often contained in bubbles on the disk.
5 DOSET Dosette
Special packaging that will help patients take their medications on a regular basis.
5 STRIP Strip
A continuous strip of plastic sectioned into individual pouches, each one containing the quantity of 1 or more medications intended to be administered at a specific time
4 KIT Kit
A container for a diverse collection of products intended to be used together for some purpose (e.g. Medicinal kits often contain a syringe, a needle and the injectable medication).
5 SYSTM System
A kit in which the components are interconnected.
2 (_MedicalDevice) Abstract
A device with direct or indirect therapeutic purpose. Values for EntityCode when EntityClass = "DEV"
3 (_AccessMedicalDevice) Abstract
A device used to allow access to a part of a body
4 LINE Line
A hollow tube used to administer a substance into a vein, artery or body cavity
5 IALINE Intra-arterial Line
A line used to administer a substance into an artery
5 IVLINE Intraveneous Line
A line used to administer a substance into a vein
3 (_AdministrationMedicalDevice) Abstract
A device intended to administer a substance to a subject
4 (_InjectionMedicalDevice) Abstract
A device intended to administer liquid into a subject via a
5 AINJ AutoInjector
Automatically injects medication.
5 PEN Pen
A device which can contain a cartridge for injection purposes. Eg. Insulin pen.
5 SYR Syringe
A barrel with a plunger.
4 APLCTR Applicator
A device used to apply a liquid or powder to a surface.
4 INH Inhaler
A small device used for inhaling medicine in the form of a vapour or gas in order to ease a respiratory condition such as asthma or to relieve nasal congestion.
5 DSKS Diskus
The device used to inhale the doses of medication contained in the disk form.
5 DSKUNH Diskhaler
The device used to inhale the doses of medication contained in the disk form.
5 TRBINH Turbuhaler
Asthma medication delivery device.
4 PMP Pump
A device that is used to raise, compress, or transfer liquids or gases and is operated by a piston or similar mechanism.
2 (_SpecimenAdditiveEntity) Abstract
Set of codes related to specimen additives
3 ACDA ACD Solution A
ACD Solution A of trisodium citrate, 22.0g/L; citric acid, 8.0 g/L; and dextrose 24.5 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing
3 ACDB ACD Solution B
ACD Solution B of trisodium citrate, 13.2g/L; citric acid, 4.8 g/L; and dextrose 14.7 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing.
3 ACET Acetic Acid
50% V/V acetic acid in water. Used as a urine preservative
3 AMIES Amies transport medium
Sodium Chloride 3.0g, Potassium Chloride 0.2g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Magnesium Chloride 0.1g, Monopotassium Phosphate 0.2g, Disodium Phosphate 1.15g, Sodium Thiogly collate 1.0g, Distilled Water 1 liter
3 BACTM Bacterial Transport medium
Any medium used to maintain bacterial viability (e.g. Stuart's, Cary-Blair, Amies)
3 BF10 Buffered 10% formalin
Formaldehyde 4% w/v; methyl alcohol 1% w/v; phosphate buffering salts. Tissue preservative
3 BOR Boric Acid
Powdered boric acid (usually 10 g) added to 24-hour urine collections as a preservative.
3 BOUIN Bouin's solution
Picric acid, saturated aqueous solution (750.0 ml), 37-40% formalin (250.0 ml), glacial acetic acid (50.0 ml). Tissue preservative.
3 BSKM Buffered skim milk
50% skim milk in 0.01 M phosphate-buffered saline. Maintain virus viability
3 C32 3.2% Citrate
A 3.2% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative
3 C38 3.8% Citrate
A 3.8% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative
3 CARS Carson's Modified 10% formalin
A modification of buffered 10% formalin used as a general tissue preservative.
3 CARY Cary Blair Medium
Sodium Thioglycollate 1.5 g, Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate 1.1 g, Sodium Chloride 5.0 g, Calcium Chloride 0.09 g, Agar 5.0 g, per Liter of Water
3 CHLTM Chlamydia transport medium
Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain Chlamydia viability during transportation to the laboratory
3 CTAD CTAD
Buffered tri-sodium citrate solution with theophylline, adenosine and dipyridamole
3 EDTK15 Potassium/K EDTA 15%
Potassium EDTA 15% solution in water
3 EDTK75 Potassium/K EDTA 7.5%
Potassium EDTA 7.5% solution in water
3 EDTN Sodium/Na EDTA
Sodium fluoride and Disodium EDTA
3 ENT Enteric bacteria transport medium
Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain enteric bacterial viability during transportation to the laboratory
3 F10 10% Formalin
A 10% v/v solution in water of formalin( a 37% solution of formaldehyde and water). Used for tissue preservation.
3 FDP Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor
Thrombin plus soybean trypsin inhibitor. For use in identifying fibrn degredation products.
3 FL10 Sodium Fluoride, 10mg
Sodium fluoride, 10mg added as a urine preservative.
3 FL100 Sodium Fluoride, 100mg
Sodium fluoride, 100mg added as a urine preservative.
3 HCL6 6N HCL
A solution of HCl containing 6moles of hydrogen ion/L. Used as a Urine Preservative.
3 HEPA Ammonium heparin
Ammonium heparin
3 HEPL Lithium/Li Heparin
Lithium heparin salt
3 HEPN Sodium/Na Heparin
Sodium heparin salt
3 HNO3 Nitric Acid
6N Nitric acid used to preserve urine for heavy metal analysis.
3 JKM Jones Kendrick Medium
A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability.
3 KARN Karnovsky's fixative
5% Glutaraldehyde, 4% Formaldehyde in 0.08M buffer. Tissue preservation
3 KOX Potassium Oxalate
Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride in a 1.25:1 ratio
3 LIA Lithium iodoacetate
Iodoacetate lithium salt
3 M4 M4
Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with HEPES buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to
3 M4RT M4-RT
Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Gentamicin and amphotericin B are used to inhibit c
3 M5 M5
Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with protein stabilizers, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to inhibit c
3 MICHTM Michel's transport medium
1M potassium citrate, pH 7.0 2.5 ml, 0.1M magnesium sulfate 5.0 ml, 0.1M N-ethyl malemide 5.0 ml, dH2O 87.5 ml, ammonium sulfate 55gm. Preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures
3 MMDTM MMD transport medium
A buffered medium with ammonium sulfate added to preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures
3 NAF Sodium Fluoride
Sodium fluoride
3 NONE None
No additive. Specifically identifes the specimen as having no additives.
3 PAGE Page's Saline
0.12 g NaCl, 0.004 g MgSO, 0.004 g, CaCl, 0.142 g Na2HPO4 and 0.136 g KH2PO4 per liter of distilled water. Maintain Acanthaoemba viability.
3 PHENOL Phenol
Phenol. Urine preservative
3 PVA Polyvinylalcohol
Polyvinyl alcohol
3 RLM Reagan Lowe Medium
A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability.
3 SILICA Siliceous earth
Diatomaceous earth. For glucose determination blood samples
3 SPS Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride
Sodium polyanethol sulfonate in saline. Anticomplementary and antiphagocytic properties. Used in blood culture collection.
3 SST Serum Separator Tube
Polymer separator gel with clot activator
3 STUTM Stuart transport medium
Sodium Glycerophosphate 10.0g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Mercaptoacetic Acid 1.0ml, Distilled Water 1 liter
3 THROM Thrombin
Thrombin. Accelerates clotting.
3 THYMOL Thymol
2-Isopropyl-5-methyl phenol. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples
3 THYO Thyoglycolate broth
A nutritive medium with a reducing agent (sodium thioglycolate) which, due to a chemical reaction, removes oxygen from the broth.
3 TOLU Toluene
Also known as Methylbenzene; Toluol; Phenylmethane. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples
3 URETM Ureaplasma transport medium
A buffered salt solution with antifungal agents added for the collection and transport of Ureaplasma specimens.
3 VIRTM Viral Transport medium
Sucrose 74.6g, Potassium hydrogenphosphate 0.52g, L-glutamic acid 0.72g, Bovine serum albumin 5.0g, Gentamicin 50mg, Potassium dihydrogenphosphate 1.25g, L-15 medium 9.9L, Water to 10L. Maintain Virus viability.
3 WEST Buffered Citrate
3.8% Citrate buffered to a pH of 5.5 for Westergren Sedimentation Rate
2 BLDPRD Blood Product
A manufactured product that is produced from the raw blood oi a donor with the intention of using it in a recipient transfusion.
2 VCCNE Vaccine
A Type of medicine that creates an immune protection without the recipient experiencing the disease.
2 (_DrugEntity) Abstract
A substance whose therapeutic effect is produced by chemical action within the body.
3 (_ClinicalDrug) Abstract
Any substance or mixture of substances manufactured, sold or represented for use in: (a) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, disorder, abnormal physical state, or its symptoms, in human beings or animals; (b) restoring, correcting or modifying organic functions in human beings or animals.
1 (_NonDrugAgentEntity) Abstract
Indicates types of allergy and intolerance agents which are non-drugs. (E.g. foods, latex, etc.)
2 NDA01 egg
2 NDA02 fish
2 NDA03 lactose
2 NDA04 peanut
2 NDA05 soy
2 NDA06 sulfites
2 NDA07 wheat or gluten
2 NDA08 isocyanates
2 NDA09 solvents
2 NDA10 oils
2 NDA11 venoms
2 NDA12 latex
2 NDA13 shellfish
2 NDA14 strawberries
2 NDA15 tomatoes
2 NDA16 dust
2 NDA17 dust mites
1 (_OrganizationEntityType) Abstract
Further classifies entities of classCode ORG.
2 HHOLD household
The group of persons who occupy a single housing unit.
2 NAT NationEntityType
Codes identifying nation states. Allows for finer grained specification of Entity with classcode <= NAT
Example:ISO3166 country codes.
2 RELIG religious institution
An organization that provides religious rites of worship.
1 (_PlaceEntityType) Abstract
Types of places for EntityClass "PLC"
2 BED Bed Location
The location of a bed
2 BLDG Building Location
The location of a building
2 FLOOR Floor Location
The location of a floor of a building
2 ROOM Room Location
The location of a room
2 WING Wing Location
The location of a wing of a building (e.g. East Wing). The same room number for the same floor number can be distinguished by wing number in some situations
1 (_ResourceGroupEntityType) Abstract
Codes to characterize a Resource Group using categories that typify its membership and/or function
.
Example: PractitionerGroup
2 PRAC PractitionerGroup