# STARS Specimen Type - STARS Implementation Guide v0.5.1

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Artifacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **STARS Specimen Type**

## ValueSet: STARS Specimen Type 

| | |
| :--- | :--- |
| *Official URL*:https://starsapi.csiro.au/fhir-ig/stars/ValueSet/specimen-type-value-set | *Version*:0.5.1 |
| Active as of 2025-10-15 | *Computable Name*:SpecimenTypeValueSet |

 
Codes describing various specimen types from SNOMED-CT. 

 **References** 

* [CSIRO STARS Specimen Profile](StructureDefinition-csiro-stars-specimen.md)

### Logical Definition (CLD)

This value set includes codes based on the following rules:

* Include all codes defined in [`https://starsapi.csiro.au/fhir-ig/stars/CodeSystem/specimen-type-stars`](CodeSystem-specimen-type-stars.md)version 📦0.5.1
* Include codes from[`http://snomed.info/sct`](http://www.snomed.org/)version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server) where concept is-a 123038009 (Specimen)

 

### Expansion

Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on:

* SNOMED CT International edition 01-Feb 2025
* [codesystem Specimen Type STARS v0.5.1 (CodeSystem)](CodeSystem-specimen-type-stars.md)

This value set has >1000 codes in it. In order to keep the publication size manageable, only a selection (1000 codes) of the whole set of codes is shown

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 Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page: 

| | |
| :--- | :--- |
| Level | A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies |
| System | The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere) |
| Code | The code (used as the code in the resource instance) |
| Display | The display (used in the*display*element of a[Coding](http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/datatypes.html#Coding)). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application |
| Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept |
| Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code |



## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "ValueSet",
  "id" : "specimen-type-value-set",
  "url" : "https://starsapi.csiro.au/fhir-ig/stars/ValueSet/specimen-type-value-set",
  "version" : "0.5.1",
  "name" : "SpecimenTypeValueSet",
  "title" : "STARS Specimen Type",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2025-10-15T22:25:59+11:00",
  "publisher" : "ACDP Informatics CSIRO",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "ACDP Informatics CSIRO",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "https://starsapi.csiro.au"
        },
        {
          "system" : "email",
          "value" : "stars-support@csiro.au"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "Codes describing various specimen types from SNOMED-CT.",
  "compose" : {
    "include" : [
      {
        "system" : "https://starsapi.csiro.au/fhir-ig/stars/CodeSystem/specimen-type-stars"
      },
      {
        "system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
        "filter" : [
          {
            "property" : "concept",
            "op" : "is-a",
            "value" : "123038009"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

```
