ENT Entity

To designate the entities which are parties to a transaction and specify a reference meaningful to those entities

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
ENT-01
Assigned Number
Numeric (N0)
Optional
1
6
-
Number assigned for differentiation within a transaction set.
ENT-02
Entity Identifier Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, or an individual
P020304: If either ENT-02, ENT-03 or ENT-04 are present, then the others are required
ENT-03
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67).
ENT-04
Identification Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
17
-
Code identifying a party or other code.
ENT-05
Entity Identifier Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, or an individual
P050607: If either ENT-05, ENT-06 or ENT-07 are present, then the others are required
ENT-06
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67).
ENT-07
Identification Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
17
-
Code identifying a party or other code.
ENT-08
Reference Number Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code qualifying the Reference Number.
P0809: If either ENT-08 or ENT-09 is present, then the other is required
ENT-09
Reference Number
String (AN)
Conditional
1
30
-
Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.

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