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Specimen Priorities
2011-03-06
Definition: This field contains the allowed priorities for obtaining the specimen. Note that they may be different from the processing priorities given in OM1-25 - Processing Priority. When a test is requested, the specimen priority given in TQ1-9 - Priority should be one of the priorities listed here. Multiple priorities are separated by repeat delimiters. Refer to HL7 Table 0027 - Priority for valid values.
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A | As soon as possible (a priority lower than stat) |
P | Preoperative (to be done prior to surgery) |
R | Routine |
S | Stat (do immediately) |
T | Timing critical (do as near as possible to requested time) |