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4.3.2.84 HL7 v3 Code System ObservationMethod

Vocabulary Work Group Maturity Level: N/A External Use Context: Any

This code system (http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ObservationMethod) is defined as part of HL7 v3.

Summary

Defining URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ObservationMethod

Name: v3 Code System ObservationMethod

Definition: A code that provides additional detail about the means or technique used to ascertain the observation. Examples: Blood pressure measurement method: arterial puncture vs. sphygmomanometer (Riva-Rocci), sitting vs. supine position, etc. OpenIssue: Description copied from Concept Domain of same name. Must be verified. Note that the Domain has a full discussion about use of the attribute and constraining that is not appropriate for the code system description. Needs to be improved.

OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.5.84 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource XML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

v3 Code System ObservationMethod ( A code that provides additional detail about the means or technique used to ascertain the observation. Examples: Blood pressure measurement method: arterial puncture vs. sphygmomanometer (Riva-Rocci), sitting vs. supine position, etc. OpenIssue: Description copied from Concept Domain of same name. Must be verified. Note that the Domain has a full discussion about use of the attribute and constraining that is not appropriate for the code system description. Needs to be improved.)

VerificationMethod (No Description Provided)

4.3.2.84.1 Code System Content

Release Date: 2016年11月11日

Level Code Display Definition

1 (_DecisionObservationMethod) Abstract Provides codes for decision methods, initially for assessing the causality of events.

2 ALGM algorithm Reaching a decision through the application of an algorithm designed to weigh the different factors involved.

3 BYCL bayesian calculation Reaching a decision through the use of Bayesian statistical analysis.

2 GINT global introspection Reaching a decision by consideration of the totality of factors involved in order to reach a judgement.

1 (_GeneticObservationMethod) Abstract A code that provides additional detail about the means or technique used to ascertain the genetic analysis. Example, PCR, Micro Array

2 PCR PCR Description: Polymerase Chain Reaction

1 (_ObservationMethodAggregate) Abstract Provides additional detail about the aggregation methods used to compute the aggregated values for an observation. This is an abstract code.

2 AVERAGE average Average of non-null values in the referenced set of values

2 COUNT count Count of non-null values in the referenced set of values

2 MAX maxima Largest of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.

2 MEDIAN median The median of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.

2 MIN minima Smallest of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.

2 MODE mode The most common value of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.

2 STDEV.P population standard deviation Standard Deviation of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over the population.

2 STDEV.S sample standard deviation Standard Deviation of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over a sample of the population.

2 SUM sum Sum of non-null values in the referenced set of values

2 VARIANCE.P population variance Variance of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over the population.

2 VARIANCE.S sample variance Variance of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over a sample of the population.

1 (_VerificationMethod) Abstract

2 VDOC document verification Verification by means of document.
Example: Fax, letter, attachment to e-mail.

2 VREG registry verification verification by means of a response to an electronic query
Example: query message to a Covered Party registry application or Coverage Administrator.

2 VTOKEN electronic token verification Verification by means of electronic token.
Example: smartcard, magnetic swipe card, RFID device.

2 VVOICE voice-based verification Verification by means of voice.
Example: By speaking with or calling the Coverage Administrator or Covered Party

1 0001 Complement fixation Complement fixation

1 0002 Computed axial tomography Computed axial tomography

1 0003 HLAR agar test Susceptibility, High Level Aminoglycoside Resistance agar test

1 0004 Macroscopic observation Visual, Macroscopic observation

1 0005 Magnetic resonance Computed, Magnetic resonance

1 0006 Morphometry Computed, Morphometry

1 0007 Positron emission tomography Computed, Positron emission tomography

1 0008 SAMHSA confirmation SAMHSA drug assay confirmation

1 0009 SAMHSA screening SAMHSA drug assay screening

1 0010 Serum Neutralization Serum Neutralization

1 0011 Titration Titration

1 0012 Ultrasound Ultrasound

1 0013 X-ray crystallography X-ray crystallography

1 0014 Agglutination Agglutination

1 0015 Buffered acidified plate agglutination Agglutination, Buffered acidified plate

1 0016 Card agglutination Agglutination, Card

1 0017 Hemagglutination Agglutination, Hemagglutination

1 0018 Hemagglutination inhibition Agglutination, Hemagglutination inhibition

1 0019 Latex agglutination Agglutination, Latex

1 0020 Plate agglutination Agglutination, Plate

1 0021 Rapid agglutination Agglutination, Rapid Plate

1 0022 RBC agglutination Agglutination, RBC

1 0023 Rivanol agglutination Agglutination, Rivanol

1 0024 Tube agglutination Agglutination, Tube

1 0025 Bioassay Bioassay

1 0026 Animal Inoculation Bioassay, Animal Inoculation

1 0027 Cytotoxicity Bioassay, Cytotoxicity

1 0028 Embryo infective dose 50 Bioassay, Embryo Infective Dose 50

1 0029 Embryo lethal dose 50 Bioassay, Embryo Lethal Dose 50

1 0030 Mouse intercerebral inoculation Bioassay, Mouse intercerebral inoculation

1 0031 Bioassay, qualitative Bioassay, qualitative

1 0032 Bioassay, quantitative Bioassay, quantitative

1 0033 Chemical method Chemical

1 0034 Differential light absorption chemical test Chemical, Differential light absorption

1 0035 Dipstick Chemical, Dipstick

1 0036 Dipstick colorimetric laboratory test Chemical, Dipstick colorimetric laboratory test

1 0037 Test strip Chemical, Test strip

1 0038 Chromatography Chromatography

1 0039 Affinity chromatography Chromatography, Affinity

1 0040 Gas liquid chromatography Chromatography, Gas liquid

1 0041 High performance liquid chromatography Chromatography, High performance liquid

1 0042 Liquid Chromatography Chromatography, Liquid

1 0043 Protein A affinity chromatography Chromatography, Protein A affinity

1 0044 Coagulation Coagulation

1 0045 Tilt tube coagulation time Coagulation, Tilt tube

1 0046 Tilt tube reptilase induced coagulation Coagulation, Tilt tube reptilase induced

1 0047 Automated count Count, Automated

1 0048 Manual cell count Count, Manual

1 0049 Platelet count, Rees-Ecker Count, Platelet, Rees-Ecker

1 0050 Aerobic Culture Culture, Aerobic

1 0051 Anaerobic Culture Culture, Anaerobic

1 0052 Chicken embryo culture Culture, Chicken Embryo

1 0053 Delayed secondary enrichment Culture, Delayed secondary enrichment

1 0054 Microaerophilic Culture Culture, Microaerophilic

1 0055 Quantitative microbial culture, cup Culture, Quantitative microbial, cup

1 0056 Quantitative microbial culture, droplet Culture, Quantitative microbial, droplet

1 0057 Quantitative microbial culture, filter paper Culture, Quantitative microbial, filter paper

1 0058 Quantitative microbial culture, pad culture Culture, Quantitative microbial, pad

1 0059 Quantitative microbial culture, pour plate Culture, Quantitative microbial, pour plate

1 0060 Quantitative microbial culture, surface streak Culture, Quantitative microbial, surface streak

1 0061 Somatic Cell culture Culture, Somatic Cell

1 0062 Agar diffusion Diffusion, Agar

1 0063 Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Diffusion, Agar Gel Immunodiffusion

1 0064 Electrophoresis Electrophoresis

1 0065 Agaorse gel electrophoresis Electrophoresis, Agaorse gel

1 0066 Electrophoresis, citrate agar Electrophoresis, citrate agar

1 0067 Immunoelectrophoresis Electrophoresis, Immuno

1 0068 Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide gel

1 0069 Starch gel electrophoresis Electrophoresis, Starch gel

1 0070 ELISA ELISA

1 0071 ELISA, antigen capture ELISA, antigen capture

1 0072 ELISA, avidin biotin peroxidase complex ELISA, avidin biotin peroxidase complex

1 0073 Kinetic ELISA ELISA, Kinetic

1 0074 ELISA, peroxidase-antiperoxidase ELISA, peroxidase-antiperoxidase

1 0075 API 20 Strep Identification, API 20 Strep

1 0076 API 20A Identification, API 20A

1 0077 API 20C AUX Identification, API 20C AUX

1 0078 API 20E Identification, API 20E

1 0079 API 20NE Identification, API 20NE

1 0080 API 50 CH Identification, API 50 CH

1 0081 API An-IDENT Identification, API An-IDENT

1 0082 API Coryne Identification, API Coryne

1 0083 API Rapid 20E Identification, API Rapid 20E

1 0084 API Staph Identification, API Staph

1 0085 API ZYM Identification, API ZYM

1 0086 Bacterial identification Identification, Bacterial

1 0087 mini VIDAS Identification, mini VIDAS

1 0088 Phage susceptibility typing Identification, Phage susceptibility typing

1 0089 Quad-FERM+ Identification, Quad-FERM+

1 0090 RAPIDEC Staph Identification, RAPIDEC Staph

1 0091 Staphaurex Identification, Staphaurex

1 0092 VIDAS Identification, VIDAS

1 0093 Vitek Identification, Vitek

1 0094 VITEK 2 Identification, VITEK 2

1 0095 Immune stain Immune stain

1 0096 Immunofluorescent antibody, direct Immune stain, Immunofluorescent antibody, direct

1 0097 Immunofluorescent antibody, indirect Immune stain, Immunofluorescent antibody, indirect

1 0098 Immunoperoxidase, Avidin-Biotin Complex Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Avidin-Biotin Complex

1 0099 Immunoperoxidase, Peroxidase anti-peroxidase complex Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Peroxidase anti-peroxidase complex

1 0100 Immunoperoxidase, Protein A-peroxidase complex Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Protein A-peroxidase complex

1 0101 Immunoassay Immunoassay

1 0102 Immunoassay, qualitative, multiple step Immunoassay, qualitative, multiple step

1 0103 Immunoassay, qualitative, single step Immunoassay, qualitative, single step

1 0104 Radioimmunoassay Immunoassay, Radioimmunoassay

1 0105 Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, multiple step Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, multiple step

1 0106 Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, single step Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, single step

1 0107 Microscopy Microscopy

1 0108 Darkfield microscopy Microscopy, Darkfield

1 0109 Electron microscopy Microscopy, Electron

1 0110 Electron microscopy tomography Microscopy, Electron microscopy tomography

1 0111 Electron microscopy, negative stain Microscopy, Electron, negative stain

1 0112 Electron microscopy, thick section Microscopy, Electron, thick section transmission

1 0113 Electron microscopy, thin section Microscopy, Electron, thin section transmission

1 0114 Microscopy, Light Microscopy, Light

1 0115 Polarizing light microscopy Microscopy, Polarized light

1 0116 Scanning electron microscopy Microscopy, Scanning electron

1 0117 Transmission electron microscopy Microscopy, Transmission electron

1 0118 Transparent tape direct examination Microscopy, Transparent tape direct examination

1 0119 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication Molecular, 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication

1 0120 Branched Chain DNA Molecular, Branched Chain DNA

1 0121 Hybridization Protection Assay Molecular, Hybridization Protection Assay

1 0122 Immune blot Molecular, Immune blot

1 0123 In-situ hybridization Molecular, In-situ hybridization

1 0124 Ligase Chain Reaction Molecular, Ligase Chain Reaction

1 0125 Ligation Activated Transcription Molecular, Ligation Activated Transcription

1 0126 Nucleic Acid Probe Molecular, Nucleic Acid Probe

1 0128 Nucleic acid probe with amplification Molecular, Nucleic acid probe with amplification

Rationale: Duplicate of code 0126. Use code 0126 instead.

1 0129 Nucleic acid probe with target amplification Molecular, Nucleic acid probe with target amplification

1 0130 Nucleic acid reverse transcription Molecular, Nucleic acid reverse transcription

1 0131 Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Analysis Molecular, Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Analysis

1 0132 Polymerase chain reaction Molecular, Polymerase chain reaction

1 0133 Q-Beta Replicase or probe amplification category method Molecular, Q-Beta Replicase or probe amplification category method

1 0134 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Molecular, Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism

1 0135 Southern Blot Molecular, Southern Blot

1 0136 Strand Displacement Amplification Molecular, Strand Displacement Amplification

1 0137 Transcription Mediated Amplification Molecular, Transcription Mediated Amplification

1 0138 Western Blot Molecular, Western Blot

1 0139 Flocculation Precipitation, Flocculation

1 0140 Immune precipitation Precipitation, Immune precipitation

1 0141 Milk ring test Precipitation, Milk ring test

1 0142 Precipitin Precipitation, Precipitin

1 0143 Acid fast stain Stain, Acid fast

1 0144 Acid fast stain, fluorochrome Stain, Acid fast, fluorochrome

1 0145 Acid fast stain, Kinyoun's cold carbolfuchsin Stain, Acid fast, Kinyoun's cold carbolfuchsin

1 0146 Acid fast stain, Ziehl-Neelsen Stain, Acid fast, Ziehl-Neelsen

1 0147 Acid phosphatase stain Stain, Acid phosphatase

1 0148 Acridine orange stain Stain, Acridine orange

1 0149 Active brilliant orange KH stain Stain, Active brilliant orange KH

1 0150 Alazarin red S stain Stain, Alazarin red S

1 0151 Alcian blue stain Stain, Alcian blue

1 0152 Alcian blue with Periodic acid Schiff stain Stain, Alcian blue with Periodic acid Schiff

1 0153 Argentaffin stain Stain, Argentaffin

1 0154 Argentaffin silver stain Stain, Argentaffin silver

1 0155 Azure-eosin stain Stain, Azure-eosin

1 0156 Basic Fuschin stain Stain, Basic Fuschin

1 0157 Bennhold stain Stain, Bennhold

1 0158 Bennhold's Congo red stain Stain, Bennhold's Congo red

1 0159 Bielschowsky stain Stain, Bielschowsky

1 0160 Bielschowsky's silver stain Stain, Bielschowsky's silver

1 0161 Bleach stain Stain, Bleach

1 0162 Bodian stain Stain, Bodian

1 0163 Brown-Brenn stain Stain, Brown-Brenn

1 0164 Butyrate-esterase stain Stain, Butyrate-esterase

1 0165 Calcofluor white fluorescent stain Stain, Calcofluor white fluorescent

1 0166 Carbol-fuchsin stain Stain, Carbol-fuchsin

1 0167 Carmine stain Stain, Carmine

1 0168 Churukian-Schenk stain Stain, Churukian-Schenk

1 0169 Congo red stain Stain, Congo red

1 0170 Cresyl echt violet stain Stain, Cresyl echt violet

1 0171 Crystal violet stain Stain, Crystal violet

1 0172 De Galantha stain Stain, De Galantha

1 0173 Dieterle silver impregnation stain Stain, Dieterle silver impregnation

1 0174 Fite-Farco stain Stain, Fite-Farco

1 0175 Fontana-Masson silver stain Stain, Fontana-Masson silver

1 0176 Fouchet stain Stain, Fouchet

1 0177 Gomori stain Stain, Gomori

1 0178 Gomori methenamine silver stain Stain, Gomori methenamine silver

1 0179 Gomori-Wheatly trichrome stain Stain, Gomori-Wheatly trichrome

1 0180 Gridley stain Stain, Gridley

1 0181 Grimelius silver stain Stain, Grimelius silver

1 0182 Grocott stain Stain, Grocott

1 0183 Grocott methenamine silver stain Stain, Grocott methenamine silver

1 0184 Hale's colloidal ferric oxide stain Stain, Hale's colloidal ferric oxide

1 0185 Hale's colloidal iron stain Stain, Hale's colloidal iron

1 0186 Hansel stain Stain, Hansel

1 0187 Harris regressive hematoxylin and eosin stain Stain, Harris regressive hematoxylin and eosin

1 0188 Hematoxylin and eosin stain Stain, Hematoxylin and eosin

1 0189 Highman stain Stain, Highman

1 0190 Holzer stain Stain, Holzer

1 0191 Iron hematoxylin stain Stain, Iron hematoxylin

1 0192 Jones stain Stain, Jones

1 0193 Jones methenamine silver stain Stain, Jones methenamine silver

1 0194 Kossa stain Stain, Kossa

1 0195 Lawson-Van Gieson stain Stain, Lawson-Van Gieson

1 0196 Loeffler methylene blue stain Stain, Loeffler methylene blue

1 0197 Luxol fast blue with cresyl violet stain Stain, Luxol fast blue with cresyl violet

1 0198 Luxol fast blue with Periodic acid-Schiff stain Stain, Luxol fast blue with Periodic acid-Schiff

1 0199 MacNeal's tetrachrome blood stain Stain, MacNeal's tetrachrome blood

1 0200 Mallory-Heidenhain stain Stain, Mallory-Heidenhain

1 0201 Masson trichrome stain Stain, Masson trichrome

1 0202 Mayer mucicarmine stain Stain, Mayer mucicarmine

1 0203 Mayers progressive hematoxylin and eosin stain Stain, Mayers progressive hematoxylin and eosin

1 0204 May-Grunwald Giemsa stain Stain, May-Grunwald Giemsa

1 0205 Methyl green stain Stain, Methyl green

1 0206 Methyl green pyronin stain Stain, Methyl green pyronin

1 0207 Modified Gomori-Wheatly trichrome stain Stain, Modified Gomori-Wheatly trichrome

1 0208 Modified Masson trichrome stain Stain, Modified Masson trichrome

1 0209 Modified trichrome stain Stain, Modified trichrome

1 0210 Movat pentachrome stain Stain, Movat pentachrome

1 0211 Mucicarmine stain Stain, Mucicarmine

1 0212 Neutral red stain Stain, Neutral red

1 0213 Night blue stain Stain, Night blue

1 0214 Non-specific esterase stain Stain, Non-specific esterase

1 0215 Oil red-O stain Stain, Oil red-O

1 0216 Orcein stain Stain, Orcein

1 0217 Perls' stain Stain, Perls'

1 0218 Phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin stain Stain, Phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin

1 0219 Potassium ferrocyanide stain Stain, Potassium ferrocyanide

1 0220 Prussian blue stain Stain, Prussian blue

1 0221 Putchler modified Bennhold stain Stain, Putchler modified Bennhold

1 0222 Quinacrine fluorescent stain Stain, Quinacrine fluorescent

1 0223 Reticulin stain Stain, Reticulin

1 0224 Rhodamine stain Stain, Rhodamine

1 0225 Safranin stain Stain, Safranin

1 0226 Schmorl stain Stain, Schmorl

1 0227 Seiver-Munger stain Stain, Seiver-Munger

1 0228 Silver stain Stain, Silver

1 0229 Specific esterase stain Stain, Specific esterase

1 0230 Steiner silver stain Stain, Steiner silver

1 0231 Sudan III stain Stain, Sudan III

1 0232 Sudan IVI stain Stain, Sudan IVI

1 0233 Sulfated alcian blue stain Stain, Sulfated alcian blue

1 0234 Supravital stain Stain, Supravital

1 0235 Thioflavine-S stain Stain, Thioflavine-S

1 0236 Three micron Giemsa stain Stain, Three micron Giemsa

1 0237 Vassar-Culling stain Stain, Vassar-Culling

1 0238 Vital Stain Stain, Vital

1 0239 von Kossa stain Stain, von Kossa

1 0243 Minimum bactericidal concentration test, macrodilution Susceptibility, Minimum bactericidal concentration, macrodilution

1 0244 Minimum bactericidal concentration test, microdilution Susceptibility, Minimum bactericidal concentration, microdilution

1 0247 Turbidometric Turbidometric

1 0248 Refractometric Turbidometric, Refractometric

1 0249 Thin layer chromatography (TLC) Chromatography, Thin Layer

1 0250 EMIT Immunoassay, enzyme-multiplied technique (EMIT)

1 0251 Flow cytometry (FC) Flow Cytometry

1 0252 Radial immunodiffusion (RID) Radial Immunodiffusion

1 0253 Fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) Immunoassay, Fluorescence Polarization

1 0254 Immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE) Electrophoresis, Immunofixation

1 0255 Equilibrium dialysis Dialysis, Direct Equilibrium

1 0256 Kleihauer-Betke acid elution Acid Elution, Kleihauer-Betke Method

1 0257 Anti-complement immunofluorescence (ACIF) Immunofluorescence, Anti-Complement

1 0258 GC/MS Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy

1 0259 Nephelometry Light Scatter, Nephelometry

1 0260 IgE immunoassay antibody Immunoassay, IgE Antibody Test

1 0261 Lymphocyte Microcytotoxicity Assay Lymphocyte Microcytotoxicity Assay

1 0262 Spectrophotometry Spectrophotometry

1 0263 Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) Spectrophotometry, Atomic Absorption

1 0264 Ion selective electrode (ISE) Electrochemical, Ion Selective Electrode

1 0265 Gas chromatography (GC) Chromatography, Gas

1 0266 Isoelectric focusing (IEF) Isoelectric Focusing

1 0267 Immunochemiluminescence Immunoassay, Chemiluminescent

1 0268 Microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA) Immunoassay, Microparticle Enzyme

1 0269 ICP/MS Inductively-Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry

1 0270 Immunoradiometric assay (IRMA) Immunoassay, Immunoradiometric Assay

1 0271 Photo optical clot detection Coagulation, Photo Optical Clot Detection

1 0280 Susceptibility Testing Test methods designed to determine a microorganismaTMs susceptibility to being killed by an antibiotic.

2 0240 Antibiotic sensitivity, disk Susceptibility, Antibiotic sensitivity, disk

2 0241 BACTEC susceptibility test Susceptibility, BACTEC susceptibility test

2 0242 Disk dilution Susceptibility, Disk dilution

2 0272 Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Testing to measure the minimum concentration of the antibacterial agent in a given culture medium below which bacterial growth is not inhibited.

3 0245 Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, macrodilution Susceptibility, Minimum Inhibitory concentration, macrodilution

3 0246 Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, microdilution Susceptibility, Minimum Inhibitory concentration, microdilution

2 0273 Viral Genotype Susceptibility

2 0274 Viral Phenotype Susceptibility

2 0275 Gradient Strip

2 0275a Minimum Lethal Concentration (MLC)

2 0276 Slow Mycobacteria Susceptibility Testing to measure the minimum concentration of the antibacterial agent in a given culture medium below which bacterial growth is not inhibited.

2 0277 Serum bactericidal titer

2 0278 Agar screen

2 0279 Disk induction

1 0127 Nucleic acid probe Molecular, Nucleic acid probe

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