Notice
- Important: This guidance is under active development by NHS England and content may be added or updated on a regular basis.
- This Implementation Guide is currently in Draft and SHOULD NOT be used for development or active implementation without express direction from the NHS England Genomics Unit.
ConceptMap Genomic Specimen Container
| Usage |
|---|
ConceptMap used for the translation and recording the concepts on method of sample preservation. This is intended for the element Specimen.container |
HTML View
| Source | Equivalence | Target | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| edta (EDTA) | equivalent | 69519002 (EDTA) | |
| streck (Streck) | unmatched | No equivelent code exists in the target system, the container/additive SHOULD be recorded as free text | |
| lithium-heparin (Lithium Heparin) | equivalent | 1256102004 (Heparin Lithium) | |
| medium (Medium) | equivalent | 421955000 (Culture medium) | |
| saline (Saline) | equivalent | 373757009 (Saline) | |
| nucleic-acid-stabiliser (Nucleic Acid Stabiliser) | unmatched | No equivelent code exists in the target system, the container/additive SHOULD be recorded as free text | |
| other (Other) | equivalent | other (Other) | Any other suitable sample container/additive that is an alternative to concepts provided in this Conceptmap. This should be provided by free text. |
| roche (Roche) | unmatched | No equivelent code exists in the target system, the container/additive SHOULD be recorded as free text | |
| none (None) | equivalent | 262001002 (None used) |
| Source | Equivalence | Target | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| neutral-buffered-formalin (Neutral Buffered Formalin) | equivalent | 434162003 (Neutral buffered formalin) | |
| other (Other) | equivalent | other (Other) | Any other suitable sample processing additive that is an alternative to concepts provided in this Conceptmap. This should be provided by free text. |
Table View
| ConceptMap.id[0] | genomics-specimen-container |
| ConceptMap.url[0] | https://fhir.nhs.uk/ConceptMap/genomics-specimen-container |
| ConceptMap.version[0] | 0.1.0 |
| ConceptMap.name[0] | GenomicsSpecimenContainer |
| ConceptMap.title[0] | Genomics Specimen Container |
| ConceptMap.status[0] | draft |
| ConceptMap.date[0] | 2026-10-22 |
| ConceptMap.publisher[0] | NHS England |
| ConceptMap.contact[0].name[0] | NHS England |
| ConceptMap.contact[0].telecom[0].system[0] | |
| ConceptMap.contact[0].telecom[0].value[0] | interoperabilityteam@nhs.net |
| ConceptMap.description[0] | A ConceptMap used for the translation and recording of concepts from MDS source data(code-options) to equivalent Snomed CT codes, and FHIR spec. |
| ConceptMap.purpose[0] | ConceptMap used for the translation and recording the concepts on method of sample preservation. This is intended for the element Specimen.container |
| ConceptMap.copyright[0] | Copyright © 2023+ NHS England Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. HL7® FHIR® standard Copyright © 2011+ HL7 The HL7® FHIR® standard is used under the FHIR license. You may obtain a copy of the FHIR license at https://www.hl7.org/fhir/license.html. |
| ConceptMap.group[0].source[0] | https://future.nhs.uk/NHSgenomics/view?objectId=308506117 |
| ConceptMap.group[0].target[0] | http://snomed.info/sct |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[0].code[0] | edta |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[0].display[0] | EDTA |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[0].target[0].code[0] | 69519002 |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[0].target[0].display[0] | EDTA |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[0].target[0].equivalence[0] | equivalent |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[1].code[0] | streck |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[1].display[0] | Streck |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[1].target[0].equivalence[0] | unmatched |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[1].target[0].comment[0] | No equivelent code exists in the target system, the container/additive SHOULD be recorded as free text |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[2].code[0] | lithium-heparin |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[2].display[0] | Lithium Heparin |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[2].target[0].code[0] | 1256102004 |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[2].target[0].display[0] | Heparin Lithium |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[2].target[0].equivalence[0] | equivalent |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[3].code[0] | medium |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[3].display[0] | Medium |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[3].target[0].code[0] | 421955000 |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[3].target[0].display[0] | Culture medium |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[3].target[0].equivalence[0] | equivalent |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[4].code[0] | saline |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[4].display[0] | Saline |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[4].target[0].code[0] | 373757009 |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[4].target[0].display[0] | Saline |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[4].target[0].equivalence[0] | equivalent |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[5].code[0] | nucleic-acid-stabiliser |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[5].display[0] | Nucleic Acid Stabiliser |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[5].target[0].equivalence[0] | unmatched |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[5].target[0].comment[0] | No equivelent code exists in the target system, the container/additive SHOULD be recorded as free text |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[6].code[0] | other |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[6].display[0] | Other |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[6].target[0].code[0] | other |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[6].target[0].display[0] | Other |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[6].target[0].equivalence[0] | equivalent |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[6].target[0].comment[0] | Any other suitable sample container/additive that is an alternative to concepts provided in this Conceptmap. This should be provided by free text. |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[7].code[0] | roche |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[7].display[0] | Roche |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[7].target[0].equivalence[0] | unmatched |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[7].target[0].comment[0] | No equivelent code exists in the target system, the container/additive SHOULD be recorded as free text |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[8].code[0] | none |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[8].display[0] | None |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[8].target[0].code[0] | 262001002 |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[8].target[0].display[0] | None used |
| ConceptMap.group[0].element[8].target[0].equivalence[0] | equivalent |
| ConceptMap.group[1].source[0] | https://future.nhs.uk/NHSgenomics/view?objectId=308506117 |
| ConceptMap.group[1].target[0] | http://snomed.info/sct |
| ConceptMap.group[1].element[0].code[0] | neutral-buffered-formalin |
| ConceptMap.group[1].element[0].display[0] | Neutral Buffered Formalin |
| ConceptMap.group[1].element[0].target[0].code[0] | 434162003 |
| ConceptMap.group[1].element[0].target[0].display[0] | Neutral buffered formalin |
| ConceptMap.group[1].element[0].target[0].equivalence[0] | equivalent |
| ConceptMap.group[1].element[1].code[0] | other |
| ConceptMap.group[1].element[1].display[0] | Other |
| ConceptMap.group[1].element[1].target[0].code[0] | other |
| ConceptMap.group[1].element[1].target[0].display[0] | Other |
| ConceptMap.group[1].element[1].target[0].equivalence[0] | equivalent |
| ConceptMap.group[1].element[1].target[0].comment[0] | Any other suitable sample processing additive that is an alternative to concepts provided in this Conceptmap. This should be provided by free text. |
XML View
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<description value="A ConceptMap used for the translation and recording of concepts from MDS source data(code-options) to equivalent Snomed CT codes, and FHIR spec." />
<purpose value="ConceptMap used for the translation and recording the concepts on method of sample preservation. This is intended for the element Specimen.container" />
<copyright value="Copyright © 2023+ NHS England Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. HL7® FHIR® standard Copyright © 2011+ HL7 The HL7® FHIR® standard is used under the FHIR license. You may obtain a copy of the FHIR license at https://www.hl7.org/fhir/license.html." />
</target>
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<comment value="No equivelent code exists in the target system, the container/additive SHOULD be recorded as free text" />
</target>
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</target>
</element>
</target>
</element>
</target>
</element>
<comment value="No equivelent code exists in the target system, the container/additive SHOULD be recorded as free text" />
</target>
</element>
<comment value="Any other suitable sample container/additive that is an alternative to concepts provided in this Conceptmap. This should be provided by free text." />
</target>
</element>
<comment value="No equivelent code exists in the target system, the container/additive SHOULD be recorded as free text" />
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</element>
<comment value="Any other suitable sample processing additive that is an alternative to concepts provided in this Conceptmap. This should be provided by free text." />
</target>
</element>
</group>
</ConceptMap>
JSON View
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