# Pathology API

**URL:** https://developer.community.nhs.uk/c/pathology-api/62.md

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## [About the Pathology API category](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/about-the-pathology-api-category/8598)

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**Author:** [@akunna.ndubuisi1](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/akunna.ndubuisi1)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [19 May 2026 12:05 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/about-the-pathology-api-category/8598 "2026-05-19T12:05:42Z")

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What is this category for? This category is the primary discussion hub for the NHS Pathology API and the modern digital infrastructure supporting pathology and laboratory medicine in England. As the NHS moves away from …

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## [Test for Pathology](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/test-for-pathology/12099)

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**Author:** [@Tracy\_Simmonite](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Tracy_Simmonite)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2026 15:00 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/test-for-pathology/12099 "2026-06-04T15:00:05Z")

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## [Observation.category coding issue](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/observation-category-coding-issue/12102)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_May](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Ryan_May)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [12 May 2026 12:53 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/observation-category-coding-issue/12102 "2026-05-12T12:53:10Z")

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There’s discrepancies between the examples: Observation Category: Either be displayed as 2 separate Coding elements, or 2 repeats under the Coding element. Please confirm which is correct? Check the first observation…