PID Product/Item Description

To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
PID-01
Item Description Type
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
1
-
Code indicating the format of a description
If PID01 equals "F", then PID05 is used. If PID01 equals "S", then PID04 is used. If PID01 equals "X", then both PID04 and PID05 are used.
PID-02
Product/Process Characteristic Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
3
-
Code identifying the general class of a product or process characteristic
PID-03
Agency Qualifier Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code identifying the agency assigning the code values
Use PID03 to indicate the organization that publishes the code list being referred to.
PID-04
Product Description Code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
12
-
A code from an industry code list which provides specific data about a product characteristic
C0403: If PID-04 is present, then PID-03 is required
R0405: At least one of PID-04 or PID-05 is required
PID04 should be used for industry-specific product description codes.
PID-05
Description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
80
-
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content
PID-06
Surface/Layer/Position Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code indicating the product surface, layer or position that is being described
Use PID06 when necessary to refer to the product surface or layer being described in the segment.
PID-07
Source Subqualifier
String (AN)
Optional
1
15
-
A reference that indicates the table or text maintained by the Source Qualifier
C0703: If PID-07 is present, then PID-03 is required
PID07 specifies the individual code list of the agency specified in PID03.
PID-08
Yes/No Condition or Response Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
-
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
C0803: If PID-08 is present, then PID-03 is required
PID08 describes the physical characteristics of the product identified in PID04. A "Y" indicates that the specified attribute applies to this item; an "N" indicates it does not apply. Any other value is indeterminate.
PID-09
Language Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
3
-
Code designating the language used in text, from a standard code list maintained by the International Standards Organization (ISO 639)
PID09 is used to identify the language being used in PID05.

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