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Sample Type mappings ​

This file contains mappings of codes from SPREC V3.0 and 4.0, SNOMED CT, OMOP and HL7 FHIR for sample type to MIABIS sample type V1.1 and the detailed and aggregated sample type V1.0.

Mapping Format ​

The mapping is provided as markdown where each row maps a sample type code to the code in one of the other specifications. The columns are:

  • MAIBIS Sample Type V1.1: The detailed list of sample types in the V1.1.
  • MAIBIS Aggregate Sample Type V1.0: The corresponding aggregate sample type in the V1.0.

How to Use ​

You can convert the markdown to a CSV file and load it into your application or use it in a database to convert between the different specifications.

Limitations ​

This mapping covers all MIABIS sample types, but only a subset of the mapped other specifications. For full coverage, refer to the official:

Contributions ​

Feel free to contribute to this mapping by opening an issue or submitting a pull request.


MIABIS Sample Type V1.1MIABIS Aggregated Sample Type V1.0MIABIS Detailed Sample Type V1.0SPREC_CodeSPREC V3_SampleTypeSPREC V4_SampleTypeSCT_CodeSCT_SampleTypeOMOP concept_idOMOP concept_nameHL7 FHIR CodeHL7 FHIR Display
Amniotic fluidOther body fluidAmniotic fluidAMNAmniotic fluidAmniotic fluid119373006Amniotic fluid specimen (specimen)4002223Amniotic fluid specimenAMNAmniotic fluid
Ascites fluidOther body fluidAscites fluidASCAscites fluidAscites fluid309201001Ascitic fluid sample (specimen)4206413Ascitic fluid sampleno equivalentno equivalent
BileOther body fluidBileno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent119341000Bile specimen (specimen)4001061Bile specimenBIFLBile Fluid
Body cavity fluidOther body fluidBody cavity fluidno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent??no equivalentno equivalent
BoneTissue (fresh frozen or fixed)BoneBONBoneBone430268003Specimen from bone (specimen)4123176Bone tissue sampleBON / BONEBone / Bone
Bone marrow aspirateOther body fluidBone marrow aspirateBMABone marrow aspirateBone marrow aspirate396997002Specimen from bone marrow obtained by aspiration (specimen)4264108Specimen from bone marrow obtained by aspirationno equivalentno equivalent
Bone marrow plasmaOther body fluidBone marrow plasmano equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent
Bone marrow, wholeOther body fluidBone marrow, wholeno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent4000623Bone marrow specimenMARMarrow
Breast milkOther body fluidBreast milkBMKBreast milkBreast milk446676001Expressed breast milk specimen (specimen)765496Human breast milk specimenMILKBreast milk
Bronchoalveolar lavageOther body fluidBronchoalveolar lavageBALBronchoalveolar lavageBronchoalveolar lavage258607008Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid sample (specimen)4121345Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid sampleLAVGLavage, Bronhial
Buffy CoatBuffy coatBuffy Coatno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent258587000Buffy coat (specimen)4122286Buffy coatno equivalentno equivalent
Cancer cell linesCancer cell linesCancer cell linesno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent
Cerebrospinal fluidOther body fluidCerebrospinal fluidCSFCerebrospinal fluidCerebrospinal fluid258450006Cerebrospinal fluid sample (specimen)4124259Cerebrospinal fluid sampleCSFCerebral spinal fluid
Cord bloodOther body fluidCord bloodCRDCord bloodCord blood122556008Cord blood specimen (specimen)4046835Cord blood specimenBLCDCord blood
Dental pulpOther body fluidDental pulpno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent??no equivalentno equivalent
Digital sampleDigital sampleDigital sampleno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent??no equivalentno equivalent
DNADNADNAno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent258566005Deoxyribonucleic acid sample (specimen)4120355Deoxyribonucleic acid sampleno equivalentno equivalent
EmbryoEmbryo or fetal tissueEmbryono equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent
Entire body organEntire body organEntire body organno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent??no equivalentno equivalent
FaecesFaecesFaecesSTLStoolStool119339001Stool specimen (specimen)4002879Tears specimenSTLStool = Fecal
Fetal tissueEmbryo or fetal tissueFetal tissueno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent4202977Fetus specimenno equivalentno equivalent
FibroblastsPrimary cellsFibroblastsno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent119333000Fibroblast specimen (specimen)4001356Fibroblast specimenFIBFibroblasts
Food specimenSpecimen from environment or foodFood specimenno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent119320006Food specimen??EFODEnvironmental, food
Gas, exhaled (=breath)OtherGas, exhaled (=breath)no equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent4001357Exhaled air specimenEXG / BRTHGas, exhailed (= breath) / Breath (use EXHLD)
Gastric fluidOther body fluidGastric fluidno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent258459007Gastric fluid specimen (specimen)4120336Gastric fluid sampleGASTFluid/ contents, gastric
HairOtherHairHARHairHair119326000Hair specimen (specimen)4001355Hair specimenHARHair
Immortalized cell linesImmortalised cell linesImmortalized cell linesno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent702451000Cultured cells (substance)42574511Cell culture specimenno equivalentno equivalent
Isolated microbesIsolated microbesIsolated microbesno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent119303007Microbial isolate specimen (specimen)4002737Microbial isolateno equivalentno equivalent
Isolated or enriched exosomesOtherno equivalentEXOno equivalentIsolated or enriched exosomesno equivalentno equivalent??no equivalentno equivalent
Isolated Tumor Cell (neoplastic cell)Primary cellsno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent252987004tumor cell (cell! not specimen)??no equivalentno equivalent
Liquid BiopsyBloodno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent1285453009Detection of neoplasm in body fluid (observable entity! Not specimen)????
Menstrual bloodOther body fluidMenstrual bloodno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent119345009Menstrual blood specimen (specimen)4002219Menstrual blood specimenMBLDBlood, Menstrual
NailOtherNailNALNailsNails119327009Nail specimen (specimen)4000618Nail specimenNAILNail
Nasal washingOther body fluidNasal washingNASNasal washingNasal washing258467004Nasopharyngeal washings (specimen)762931Nasal washingsNASDRDrainage, Nasal
OrganoidsOtherno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent??no equivalentno equivalent
OtherOtherno equivalentZZZOtherOtherno equivalentno equivalent??no equivalentno equivalent
Pericardial fluidOther body fluidPericardial fluidno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent122571007Pericardial fluid specimen (specimen)4048848Pericardial fluid specimenPCFLFluid, pericardial
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC)Primary cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC)CELDensity-gradient-centrifugation-separatedmononuclear cells, viableDensity-gradient-centrifugation-separatedmononuclear cells, viable404798000Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (cell)4229415Peripheral blood mononuclear cellno equivalentno equivalent
PlacentaEntire body organPlacentaPLCPlacentaPlacenta119403008Specimen from placenta (specimen)4001192Specimen from placentaPLCPlacenta
PlasmaPlasmaPlasmano equivalentno equivalentno equivalent119361006Plasma specimen (specimen)4000626Plasma specimenPLASPlasma
Pleural fluidOther body fluidPleural fluidPFLPleural fluidPleural fluid418564007Pleural fluid specimen (specimen)4302933Pleural fluid specimenPLRPleural fluid
Post-mortem tissuePost-mortem tissuePost-mortem tissueno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent258484005Postmortem tissue specimen (specimen)4124267Postmortem tissueAUTPAutopsy
Primary cellsPrimary cellsPrimary cellsno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent4167682Cytologic materialno equivalentno equivalent
ProteinOtherProteinsno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent88878007Protein (substance)no equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent
Red blood cellsPrimary cellsRed blood cellsRBCRed blood cellsRed blood cells119351004Erythrocyte specimen (specimen)4000622Erythrocyte specimenRBCErythrocytes
RNARNARNAno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent441673008Ribonucleic acid specimen (specimen)40480050Ribonucleic acid specimenno equivalentno equivalent
SalivaSalivaSalivaSALSalivaSaliva119342007Saliva specimen (specimen)4001062Saliva specimenSALSaliva
SemenOther body fluidSemenSEMSemenSemen119347001Seminal fluid specimen (specimen)44808818Semen specimenSMN / SPRMSeminal fluid / Spermatozoa
SerumSerumSerumSERSerumSerum119364003Serum specimen (specimen)4001181Serum specimenSERSerum
Specimen from environmentSpecimen from environment or foodSpecimen from environmentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent440229008Specimen from environment??EOTHEnvironmental, other substance
SputumOther body fluidSputumSPTSputumSputum119334006Sputum specimen (specimen)4002876Sputum specimenSPTSputum
Stem cells (and iPS cells)Immortalised cell linesStem cells (and iPS cells)no equivalentno equivalentno equivalent57731000052104Stem cell specimen (Specimen)no equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent
SwabSwabSwabno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent257261003Swab (specimen)4120698Swabno equivalentno equivalent
SweatOther body fluidSweatno equivalentno equivalentSweat122569007Sweat specimen (specimen)4046838Sweat specimenSWTSweat
Synovial fluidOther body fluidSynovial fluidSYNSynovial fluidSynovial fluid119332005Synovial fluid specimen (specimen)4002875Synovial fluid specimenSNVFluid, synovial
TearsOther body fluidTearsTERTearsTears122594008Tears specimen (specimen)4046369Tears specimenTEARTears
TeethEntire body organTeethTTHTeethTeeth430319000Specimen from tooth (specimen)4332635Specimen from toothno equivalentno equivalent
Tissue (fixed)Tissue (fresh frozen or fixed)Tissue (FFPE)no equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent
Tissue (FFPE)Tissue (frozen or FFPE)Tissue (FFPE)no equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent40480027Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue specimenno equivalentno equivalent
Tissue (fresh frozen)Tissue (fresh frozen or fixed)Tissue (frozen)no equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent46270236Frozen tissue section specimenno equivalentno equivalent
Umbilical cordTissue (fresh frozen or fixed)Umbilical cordno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent258436001Umbilical cord tissue specimen (specimen)4122249Umbilical cord tissue sampleno equivalentno equivalent
UrineUrineUrineno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent122575003Urine specimen (specimen)4046280Urine specimenURUrine
Urine SedimentUrineUrine Sedimentno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent122567009Urine sediment specimen (specimen)4045758Urine sediment specimenURNSUrin sediment
Vitreous fluidOther body fluidVitreous fluidno equivalentno equivalentno equivalent258438000Vitreous humor specimen (specimen)4120333Vitreous humor sampleVITFVitreous
Whole bloodBloodWhole bloodBLDBlood (whole)Blood (whole)258580003Whole blood specimen (specimen)4122283Whole blood sampleWBBlood, whole
Whole blood, dried (e.g. Guthrie cards)BloodWhole blood, dried (e.g. Guthrie cards)DWBDried whole blood (e.g., Guthrie cards)Dried whole blood (e.g., Guthrie cards)119294007Dried blood specimen (specimen)4000611Dried blood specimenno equivalentno equivalent