Specimen

Specimen returns information about a sample.

Query

Endpoint

GET <serveraddress>/fhir/Specimen

Parameter

Parameter Query example Description
id <endpoint>/<id> the technical id of the sample
identifier <endpoint>?identifier=<identifier> the external identifier of the sample
request <endpoint>?request=<requestId> the technical id of the order
request.identifier <endpoint>?request.identifier=<requestIdentifier> the external identifier of the order

Combinations of search parameters are not supported.

Searching identifiers with a specific system or the internal identifiers are not supported.

Example

{
"resourceType": "Specimen",
"id": "specimen-example",
{
"system": "http://www.qualitype.de/samples/fhir/NamingSystem/specimen-identifier",
"value": "sample-intern-123"
},
{
"system": "http://www.acme.com/fhir/NamingSystem/specimen-identifier",
"value": "sample-extern-123"
}
],
"status": "available",
"type": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "SAMPLETYPE-1",
"system": "http://www.qualitype.de/samples/fhir/CodeSystem/sampletypes",
"display": "Sample type 1"
}
]
},
"request": [
{
"reference": "ServiceRequest/servicerequest-example",
"system": "http://www.acme.com/fhir/NamingSystem/servicerequest-identifier",
"value": "order-extern-123"
}
}
],
"collectedDateTime": "2023-07-01T12:00:00+00:00"
},
{
"value": 5,
"code": "mL",
"system": "http://www.qualitype.de/samples/fhir/CodeSystem/units",
"unit": "Milliliter"
}
}
]
}