00576
Interpretation Codes
2013-03-10
Definition: One or more codes specifying a categorical assessment of the observation value (OBX.5), such as "Normal", "Abnormal", "Positive", "Negative", "Resistant", "Susceptible", etc.
This field may also be used to convey an assessment of an observation where no legitimate result may be obtained. This includes laboratory assays that are rejected due to the presence of interfering substances, specimen toxicity or failure of quality control.
LengthNot specified
30 values
| No range defined, or normal ranges don't apply |
< | Below absolute low-off instrument scale |
> | Above absolute high-off instrument scale |
A | Abnormal (applies to non-numeric results) |
AA | Very abnormal (applies to non-numeric units, analogous to panic limits for numeric units) |
AC | Anti-complementary substances present |
B | Better-use when direction not relevant |
D | Significant change down |
DET | Detected |
H | Above high normal |
HH | Above upper panic limits |
I | Intermediate. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only. |
IND | Indeterminate |
L | Below low normal |
LL | Below lower panic limits |
MS | Moderately susceptible. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only. |
N | Normal (applies to non-numeric results) |
ND | Not Detected |
NEG | Negative |
NR | Non-reactive |
POS | Positive |
QCF | Quality Control Failure |
R | Resistant. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only. |
RR | Reactive |
S | Susceptible. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only. |
TOX | Cytotoxic substance present |
U | Significant change up |
VS | Very susceptible. Indicates for microbiology susceptibilities only. |
W | Worse-use when direction not relevant |
WR | Weakly reactive |
22 components
| 1 | O | - | Identifier | |
| 2 | O | - | Text | |
| 3 | C | Name of Coding System | ||
| 4 | O | - | Alternate Identifier | |
| 5 | O | - | Alternate Text | |
| 6 | C | Name of Alternate Coding System | ||
| 7 | C | - | Coding System Version ID | |
| 8 | O | - | Alternate Coding System Version ID | |
| 9 | O | - | Original Text | |
| 10 | O | - | Second Alternate Identifier | |
| 11 | O | - | Second Alternate Text | |
| 12 | C | Name of Second Alternate Coding System | ||
| 13 | O | - | Second Alternate Coding System Version ID | |
| 14 | C | - | Coding System OID | |
| 15 | O | - | Value Set OID | |
| 16 | C | - | Value Set Version ID | |
| 17 | C | - | Alternate Coding System OID | |
| 18 | O | - | Alternate Value Set OID | |
| 19 | C | - | Alternate Value Set Version ID | |
| 20 | C | - | Second Alternate Coding System OID | |
| 21 | O | - | Second Alternate Value Set OID | |
| 22 | C | - | Second Alternate Value Set Version ID |