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# The Lab Order Object
A lab order represents an order for a patient to perform some lab tests for a vendor.
```json theme={null}
{
"answers": [],
"bill_type": null,
"ccs": [],
"chart_date": "2021-03-25T04:33:40Z",
"confidential": false,
"content": {
// See Lab Order Content Object Definition
},
"created_date": "2021-03-25T04:33:40Z",
"document_date": "2021-03-25T04:33:40Z",
"facility": null,
"follow_up_method": "",
"id": 140754512183329,
"ordering_physician": 140754510217218,
"patient": 140754511659009,
"practice": 140754506678276,
"requisition": 140754512183329,
"resolution": {
"id": 140754511659009,
"document": 140754512183329,
"resolving_document": 140754512183329,
"state": "outstanding",
"note": null,
"created_date": "2021-03-25T04:33:40Z",
"deleted_date": null
},
"signed_by": 140754510217218,
"signed_date": "2021-03-25T04:33:40Z",
"site": null,
"special_insurance": null,
"submissions": [],
"specimens": [],
"tags": [],
"test_date": null,
"vendor": 67191701750,
"printable_view": "http://127.0.0.1/api/2.0/lab_orders/140758848962593/printable"
}
```
| Attribute | Type | Allowed Values | Description |
| :--------------------------------- | :--------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| answers | List of Answers | | List of the answers provided for the Ask on Entry (AOE) questions if required by any lab order tests. |
| answers.test | integer | | The id of the test for which this answer pertains. |
| answers.question | integer | | The id of the AOE question for which this answer pertains. |
| answers.value | string | | The value entered by freetext or chosen by the ordering physician. |
| answers.created\_date | datetime | | When the answer was created. |
| answers.deleted\_date | datetime | | When the answer was deleted |
| bill\_type | string | 'thirdparty',
'patient',
'client',
'workerscomp', 'specialbilling' | Who is financially responsible for the order. |
| ccs | List\[integer] | | List of physician ids who should be cc'd on any reports. |
| chart\_date | datetime | | Date at which this order was first seen in the patient's chart. |
| confidential | boolean | true, false | Whether the provider has marked the order as confidential. Should not be shared with a patient. |
| content | object | See Lab Order Content Object Definition | Represents the content of the lab order report. |
| created\_date | datetime | | Time at which elation created this order.
Can be different from chart\_date when the order was imported into a chart from a different source and document\_date when documenting an order that happened at some other time. |
| document\_date | datetime | | Time at which this order was created in whichever system created it. Could be historical or same as the create\_date. |
| facility | Facility Identifier | | An identifier that represents the facility placing the order.
Usually assigned by the lab vendor. |
| follow\_up\_method | string | | Freetext field communicating how the patient should receive their results. |
| id | integer | | The id of the lab order in Elation's systems.
Will be unique. |
| ordering\_physician | integer | | The id of the physician who created the order. |
| patient | integer | | The id of the patient. |
| practice | integer | | The id of the practice. |
| requisition | integer | | The requistion id of the order.
Can be different from the order id if and when the order was created outside of elation. |
| resolution.id | integer | | Internal id to represent the resolution state. |
| resolution.document | integer | | Will be the same as the id of the lab order. |
| resolution.resolving\_document | integer | | If the order is fulfilled will indicate the document referenced.
For lab orders will usually be a report. |
| resolution.state | string | outstanding,
fulfilled,
cancelled | The resolution state of the order. |
| resolution.note | string | | Any note that was added to represent why an order was cancelled. |
| resolution.created\_date | datetime | | The datetime when this resolution state was created. |
| resolution.deleted\_date | datetime | | The datetime when this resolution was deleted. Should never be null because we're providing the most updated resolution. |
| signed\_by | integer | | The id of the physician who signed off on the order |
| signed\_date | datetime | | The time when the order was signed. |
| site | | | The location where the patient will have the lab performed.
Sites are specific to their lab vendor. |
| site.name | string(200) | | The name of the site. |
| site.address | string(200) | | The streetname of the site. |
| site.suite | string(35) | | |
| site.city | string(50) | | |
| site.state | string(2) | | |
| site.zip | string(10) | | |
| site.phone | string(20) | | |
| site.fax | string(20) | | |
| special\_insurance | | | Used primarily to support specific electronic lab order integrations. |
| special\_insurance.code | string(5) | | |
| special\_insurance.name | string(64) | | |
| submissions | List of Lab Order Submission | | Record of the attempts to submit |
| submissions.state | string(20) | | The state of the electronic order submission. |
| submissions.time\_submitted | datetime | | The time the electronic order was submitted to the lab vendor. |
| submissions.time\_acknowledged | datetime | | The time at which a user acknowledged any error shown to them about the electronic submission. |
| submissions.state\_metadata | string(1500) | | Useful error information collected as part of the submission.
Including ERRORs or ACKs. |
| specimens | List of Lab Order Specimens | | Record of any specimens collected when creating the order. |
| specimens.test | integer | | The lab order test for which the specimen as collected. |
| specimens.body\_site | | | Information about the body site where the specimen was collected. |
| specimens.body\_site.code | string(16) | | The HL7 code representing the body site from which a specimen was collected |
| specimens.body\_site.text | string(64) | | A textual description of the body site from which the specimen was collected. |
| specimens.body\_site.deleted\_date | datetime | | Represents if the body site was removed from the specimen. |
| specimens.description | string(40) | | A freetext description of the specimen. |
| specimens.container\_id | integer | | An identifier representing the container used to store the specimen. |
| specimens.modifiers | List\[BodySiteModifer] | | Coded Modifiers indicating more information about the body site from which the specimen was collected. |
| specimens.modifiers.modifier.code | string(3) | | The HL7 code representing the modifier on the body site from which a specimen was collected |
| specimens.modifiers.modifier.text | string(64) | | A textual description of the modifier of the body site from which the specimen was collected. |
| specimens.modifiers.sequence | integer | | The cardinal position in which the modifiers should be listed. |
| tags | List of Coded Document Tags | | Any tags associated with the lab order. |
| test\_date | date | nullable | The date on which the tests should be performed, or were performed.
Can be different than document\_date, create\_date |
| vendor | integer | | |